¹⁶ (Yes, I also baptized the household^(A) of Stephanas;^(B) beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.) ¹⁷ For Christ did not send me to baptize,^(C) but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom^(D) and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom

¹⁸ For the message of the cross is foolishness^(E) to those who are perishing,^(F) but to us who are being saved^(G) it is the power of God.^(H)