1 Corinthians 1:20-22

American Standard Version

²⁰Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this ^[a]world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ²¹For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the ^[b]preaching to save them that believe. ²²Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom:

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1 Corinthians 1:20 Or, age
1 Corinthians 1:21 Greek thing preached.

1 Corinthians 1:20-22

King James Version

²⁰Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

²¹For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

²²For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

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1 Corinthians 1:20-22

Complete Jewish Bible

²⁰Where does that leave the philosopher, the Torah-teacher, or any of today’s thinkers? Hasn’t God made this world’s wisdom look pretty foolish? ²¹For God’s wisdom ordained that the world, using its own wisdom, would not come to know him. Therefore God decided to use the “nonsense” of what we proclaim as his means of saving those who come to trust in it. ²²Precisely because Jews ask for signs and Greeks try to find wisdom,

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1 Corinthians 1:20-22

New International Version

²⁰Where is the wise person?^(A) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?^(B) Has not God made foolish^(C) the wisdom of the world? ²¹For since in the wisdom of God the world^(D) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save^(E) those who believe.^(F) ²²Jews demand signs^(G) and Greeks look for wisdom,