1 Corinthians 1:21

19 For it is written:
^a“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

20 ^aWhere is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the¹ disputer of this age? ^bHas not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 For since, in the ^awisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

22 For ^aJews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;

23 but we preach Christ crucified, ^ato the Jews a stumbling block and to the² Greeks ^bfoolishness,

24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^athe power of God and ^bthe wisdom of God.

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I Corinthians 1:21 For . . . the world by wisdom knew not God. Worldly wisdom did not search out the true God. Intellectual speculation had done its utmost, and failed. Hence it was rejected, and the Divine Wisdom chose by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. That is, by preaching what the wise and puffed up of the this world called foolishness. They called the gospel foolishness.

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