Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
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For the word of the cross is 1folly to 2those who are perishing, but to us 3who are being saved it is 4the power of God.
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For it is written, 5"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."
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6Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? 7Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.
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For 8Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,
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but we preach Christ 9crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
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but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ 10the power of God and 11the wisdom of God.
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For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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For consider your calling, brothers: 12not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,a not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
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But 13God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; 14God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;
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God chose what is low and despised in the world, even 15things that are not, to 16bring to nothing things that are,
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And because of himc you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us 18wisdom from God, 19righteousness and 20sanctification and 21redemption,
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so that, as it is written, 22"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
1 Coríntios 1:18
Porque a palavra da cruz é deveras loucura para os que perecem; mas para nós, que somos salvos, é o poder de Deus.
King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
1 Coríntios 1:18
Pois a mensagem da cruz é loucura para os que estão perecendo, mas para nós, que estamos sendo salvos, é o poder de Deus.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)