The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and people say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine. He’s a friend of tax collectors and other sinners.’ But wisdom is shown to be right by what it does.”

He went to the town where he grew up. He taught the people in the synagogue, and they were amazed. They said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and this power to do miracles?

On the Sabbath day Jesus taught in the synagogue, and many people heard him. They were amazed and said, “Where did this man get this teaching? How did he get such wisdom? Who gave it to him? And where did he get the power to do miracles?

The little boy Jesus was developing into a mature young man, full of wisdom. God was blessing him.

As Jesus grew taller, he continued to grow in wisdom. God was pleased with him and so were the people who knew him.

But wisdom is shown to be right by those who accept it.”

This is why God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them. Some of my prophets and apostles will be killed by evil men. Others will be treated badly.’

I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies can answer.

So, brothers and sisters, choose seven of your men who have a good reputation. They must be full of wisdom and the Spirit. We will give them this work to do.

But the Spirit was helping him speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that these Jews could not argue with him.

and saved him from all his troubles. Pharaoh was the king of Egypt then. He liked Joseph and respected him because of the wisdom God gave him. Pharaoh gave Joseph the job of being a governor of Egypt. He even let him rule over all the people in Pharaoh’s house.

Praise to God

Yes, God’s riches are very great! His wisdom and knowledge have no end! No one can explain what God decides. No one can understand his ways.

God’s Power and Wisdom in Christ Jesus

The teaching about the cross seems foolish to those who are lost. But to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

As the Scriptures say, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will confuse the understanding of the intelligent.”

So what does this say about the philosopher, the law expert, or anyone in this world who is skilled in making clever arguments? God has made the wisdom of the world look foolish.

This is what God in his wisdom decided: Since the world did not find him through its own wisdom, he used the message that sounds foolish to save those who believe it.

The Jews ask for miraculous signs, and the Greeks want wisdom.

But Christ is God’s power and wisdom to the people God has chosen, both Jews and Greeks.

Even the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom. Even the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Brothers and sisters, God chose you to be his. Think about that! Not many of you were wise in the way the world judges wisdom. Not many of you had great influence, and not many of you came from important families.

It is God who has made you part of Christ Jesus. And Christ has become for us wisdom from God. He is the reason we are right with God and pure enough to be in his presence. Christ is the one who set us free from sin.

My Message: Jesus Christ on the Cross

Dear brothers and sisters, when I came to you, I told you the secret truth of God. But I did not use fancy words or great wisdom.

I did this so that your faith would be in God’s power, not in human wisdom.

God’s Wisdom

We teach wisdom to people who are mature, but the wisdom we teach is not from this world. It is not the wisdom of the rulers of this world, who are losing their power.

But we speak God’s secret wisdom that has been hidden from everyone until now. God planned this wisdom for our glory. He planned it before the world began.