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24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.
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For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.
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Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
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But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
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God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
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so that no one may boast before him.
30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
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It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD .”
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Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
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