1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

For God Intends The Gospel To Be Both Foolishness And Powerful

¹⁸ For the speech^[a] of the cross is foolishness to the ones perishing, but is the power of God to us being saved. ¹⁹ For it has been written [in Isa 29:14]: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise ones, and I will set-aside the intelligence^[b] of the intelligent ones”. ²⁰ Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe^[c]? Where is the debater of this age? Did not God make-foolish the wisdom of the world?

For God Saves Those Who Believe The “Foolishness” of Christ Crucified

²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know^[d] God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of ^[e] the proclamation to save the ones believing. ²² Because indeed Jews are asking-for signs and Greeks are seeking wisdom, ²³ but we are proclaiming Christ crucified^[f]— to Jews, an offense; and to Gentiles, foolishness; ²⁴ but to the called ones themselves, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. ²⁵ Because the foolish thing^[g] of God is wiser than humans, and the weak thing of God is stronger than humans.