1 Corinthians 1:18-28

Christ the Power and Wisdom of God

18 For the word of the cross is ^afoolishness to ^bthose who ¹are perishing, but to us who ²are being saved, it is ^cthe power of God. 19 For it is written,

“^aI will destroy the wisdom of the wise,

And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”

20 ^aWhere is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of ^bthis age? Has not God ^cmade foolish the wisdom of ^dthe world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, ^athe world through its wisdom did not come to know God, ^bGod was well-pleased, through the ^cfoolishness of the ¹message preached, to ^dsave those who believe. 22 For indeed ^aJews ask for ¹signs and Greeks search for wisdom, 23 but we preach ¹^aChrist crucified, ^bto Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles ^cfoolishness, 24 but to those who are ^athe called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^bthe power of God and ^cthe wisdom of God. 25 Because the ^afoolishness of God is wiser than men, and ^bthe weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For ¹consider your ^acalling, brothers, that there were ^bnot many wise according to ²the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble. 27 But ^aGod has chosen the foolish things of ^bthe world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of ^bthe world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of ^athe world and the despised God has chosen, ^bthe things that are not, so that He may ^cabolish the things that are,

Titus 2:1

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Instructions for the Older and Younger

But as for you, speak the things which are proper for ^asound doctrine.