1 Corinthians 1:22-2:1

English Standard Version

²²For ^(A)Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, ²³but we preach Christ ^(B)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, ²⁴but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^(C)the power of God and ^(D)the wisdom of God. ²⁵For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁶For consider your calling, brothers: ^(E)not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,^[a] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. ²⁷But ^(F)God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; ^(G)God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; ²⁸God chose what is low and despised in the world, even ^(H)things that are not, to ^(I)bring to nothing things that are, ²⁹so ^(J)that no human being^[b] might boast in the presence of God. ³⁰And because of him^[c] you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us ^(K)wisdom from God, ^(L)righteousness and ^(M)sanctification and ^(N)redemption, ³¹so that, as it is written, ^(O)“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”