1 Corinthians 1:22-31 ▼

22 Jews (people of praise) demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,

23 but we preach Christ (the Anointed One) crucified, a stumbling block to Jews (people of praise) and foolishness to Gentiles [to Greeks],

24 but to those who are called, both Jews (people of praise) and Greeks, Christ (the Anointed One) the power {dynamin} of God {Theou} and the wisdom of God.

25 For the foolishness of God {Theou} is wiser than man’s wisdom \than men/, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

26 Brothers, 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.

27 But God {Theos} chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

28 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

29 so that no one may boast in His presence.

30 It is because of Him that you⁺ are in Christ (the Anointed One) Jesus (YHWH saves), who has become for us wisdom from God {Theou}: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

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