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For the
word of the
cross is
foolishness to
those who are
perishing, but to us who are being
saved it is the
power of
God.
JO T-NSM lovgo? N-NSM ga;r CONJ oJ T-NSM tou' T-GSM staurou' N-GSM toi'? T-DPM me;n PRT ajpollumevnoi? V-PEP-DPM mwriva N-NSF ejstivn, V-PXI-3S toi'? T-DPM de; CONJ sw/zomevnoi? V-PPP-DPM hJmi'n P-1DP duvnami? N-NSF qeou' N-GSM ejstin. V-PXI-3S
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For it is
written, "I WILL
DESTROY THE
WISDOM OF THE
WISE, AND THE
CLEVERNESS OF THE
CLEVER I WILL
SET ASIDE."
gevgraptai V-RPI-3S gavr, CONJ #Apolw' V-FAI-1S th;n T-ASF sofivan N-ASF tw'n T-GPM sofw'n, A-GPM kai; CONJ th;n T-ASF suvnesin N-ASF tw'n T-GPM sunetw'n A-GPM ajqethvsw. V-FAI-1S
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Where is the
wise man?
Where is the
scribe?
Where is the
debater of
this age? Has not
God made foolish the
wisdom of the
world?
pou' PRT sofov?; A-NSM pou' PRT grammateuv?; N-NSM pou' PRT suzhthth;? N-NSM tou' T-GSM aijw'no? N-GSM touvtou; D-GSM oujci; PRT ejmwvranen V-AAI-3S oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM th;n T-ASF sofivan N-ASF tou' T-GSM kovsmou; N-GSM
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For
since in the
wisdom of
God the
world through its
wisdom did not come to
know God,
God was
well-pleased through the
foolishness of the
message preached to
save those who
believe.
ejpeidh; CONJ ga;r CONJ ejn PREP th'/ T-DSF sofiva/ N-DSF tou' T-GSN qeou' N-GSM oujk PRT e~gnw V-2AAI-3S oJ T-NSM kovsmo? N-NSM dia; PREP th'? T-GSF sofiva? N-GSF to;n T-ASM qeovn, N-ASM eujdovkhsen V-AAI-3S oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM dia; PREP th'? T-GSF mwriva? N-GSF tou' T-GSN khruvgmato? N-GSN sw'sai V-AAN tou;? T-APM pisteuvonta?. V-PAP-APM
22
For
indeed Jews ask for
signs and
Greeks search for
wisdom;
ejpeidh; CONJ kai; CONJ #Ioudai'oi A-NPM shmei'a N-APN aijtou'sin V-PAI-3P kai; CONJ &ellhne? N-NPM sofivan N-ASF zhtou'sin, V-PAI-3P
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but we
preach Christ crucified, to
Jews a
stumbling block and to
Gentiles foolishness,
hJmei'? P-1NP de; CONJ khruvssomen V-PAI-1P Xristo;n N-ASM ejstaurwmevnon, V-RPP-ASM #Ioudaivoi? A-DPM me;n PRT skavndalon N-ASN e~qnesin N-DPN de; CONJ mwrivan, N-ASF
24
but to
those who are the
called,
both Jews and
Greeks,
Christ the
power of
God and the
wisdom of
God.
aujtoi'? P-DPM de; CONJ toi'? T-DPM klhtoi'?, A-DPM #Ioudaivoi? A-DPM te PRT kai; CONJ &ellhsin, N-DPM Xristo;n N-ASM qeou' N-GSM duvnamin N-ASF kai; CONJ qeou' N-GSM sofivan: N-ASF
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Because the
foolishness of
God is
wiser than
men, and the
weakness of
God is
stronger than
men.
o&ti CONJ to; T-NSN mwro;n A-NSN tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM sofwvteron A-NSN tw'n T-GPM ajnqrwvpwn N-GPM ejstivn, V-PXI-3S kai; CONJ to; T-NSN ajsqene;? A-NSN tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM ijscurovteron A-NSN tw'n T-GPM ajnqrwvpwn. N-GPM