1 Corinthians 1:21-2:4

²¹For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

          22Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
          23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
          24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

²⁵For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

          26Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
          27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
          28He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
          29so that no one may boast in His presence.

³⁰It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

³¹Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

          1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
          2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
          3I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
          4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

1 Corinthians 1:21-2:4

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