1 Corinthians 1:18-24 For the word of the cross is stupidity, indeed, to those who are perishing, yet to us who are being saved it is the power of God."

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ For the word of the cross is stupidity, indeed, to those who are perishing, yet to us who are being saved it is the power of God." ¹⁹ For it is written, I shall be destroying the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent shall I be repudiating." ²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the discusser of this eon? Does not God make stupid the wisdom of this world? ²¹ For since, in fact, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom knew not God, God delights, through the stupidity of the heralding, to save those who are believing, ²² since, in fact, Jews signs are requesting, and Greeks wisdom are seeking, ²³ yet we are heralding Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a snare, yet to the nations stupidity, ²⁴ yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God,