1 Corinthians 1:18
World English Bible (WEB)
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
In context
16 (I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)
17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.
18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”
20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1 Corinthians 1:18 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- KJV King James Version
- For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us — those being saved — it is the power of God,
- DBY Darby Translation
- For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God's power.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.