The Lord’s Answer

¹⁹ For it is written:

²⁰ Where is the wise person?^(B) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?^(C) Has not God made foolish^(D) the wisdom of the world? ²¹ For since in the wisdom of God the world^(E) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save^(F) those who believe.^{(G) 22} Jews demand signs^(H) and Greeks look for wisdom, ²³ but we preach Christ crucified:^(I) a stumbling block^(J) to Jews and foolishness^(K) to Gentiles, ²⁴ but to those whom God has called,^(L) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God^(M) and the wisdom of God.^(N)

⁹ He said, “Go^(A) and tell this people:

²⁹ We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”^(A)

³⁰ The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. ³¹ We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.^{(B) 32} Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. ³³ If this man were not from God,^(C) he could do nothing.”

³⁴ To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;^(D) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.^(E)

A Message About Edom^(A)(B)

⁷ Concerning Edom:^(C)

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness^(A) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”^[a];^(B)

³⁹ Jesus said,^[a] “For judgment^(A) I have come into this world,^(B) so that the blind will see^(C) and those who see will become blind.”^(D)

⁴⁰ Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”^(E)

⁴¹ Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.^(F)