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For 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.

Chapter Outline

1. After his salutation and thanksgiving for the Corinthians,
10. Paul exhorts them to unity,
12. and reproves their dissensions.
18. God destroys the wisdom of the wise,
21. by the foolishness of preaching;
26. and calls not the wise, mighty, and noble,
28. but the foolish, weak, and men of no account.

Timeline

54 AD

Paul Writes to the Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1 - 16

People

Apollos, Cephas, Chloe, Corinthians, Crispus, Gaius, Paul, Peter, Sosthenes, Stephanas

Places

Corinth

Topics

Accepted, Apparent, Believe, Believing, Didn't, Failed, Faith, Folly, Foolish, Foolishness, Gain, God's, Message, Ordained, Please, Pleased, Pleasure, Preach, Preached, Preaching, Purpose, Salvation, Save, Seeing, Well-pleased, Wisdom

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Parallel Verses

NASB: For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

KJV: For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

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