1 Corinthians 1:20

20 So then, where does that leave the wise? or the scholars? or the skillful debaters of this world? God has shown that this world's wisdom is foolishness! 1

1 Corinthians 1:20 In-Context

18 For the message about Christ's death on the cross is nonsense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God's power.
19 The scripture says, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and set aside the understanding of the scholars."
20 So then, where does that leave the wise? or the scholars? or the skillful debaters of this world? God has shown that this world's wisdom is foolishness!
21 For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of their own wisdom. Instead, by means of the so-called "foolish" message we preach, God decided to save those who believe.
22 Jews want miracles for proof, and Greeks look for wisdom.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1.20 aJob 12.17;Isaiah 19.12; 33.18; bIsaiah 44.25.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.