1 Corinthians 1:21
English Standard Version
21 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[a] to save those who believe.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or the folly of preaching
1 Corinthians 1:21
New International Version
21 For since in the wisdom of God the world(A) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save(B) those who believe.(C)
1 Corinthians 1:21
King James Version
21 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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1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 but we preach Christ (A)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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1 Corinthians 1:23
King James Version
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
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1 Corinthians 1:25
English Standard Version
25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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1 Corinthians 1:25
New International Version
25 For the foolishness(A) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(B) of God is stronger than human strength.
1 Corinthians 1:25
King James Version
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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1 Corinthians 2:14
English Standard Version
14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (A)folly to him, and (B)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
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1 Corinthians 2:14
New International Version
14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(A) but considers them foolishness,(B) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:14
King James Version
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
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