1 Corinthians 1:21

World English Bible (WEB)

For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

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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?

21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks,

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1 Corinthians 1:21 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.
KJV King James Version: 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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.
ASV American Standard Version: For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.
DBY Darby Translation: For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God, God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.
WBS Webster Bible: For when 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.