1 Corinthians 1:19–27

¹⁹For it is written,

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,

and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent.^Caf

²⁰Where is the one who is wise? Where is the teacher of the law?^D Where is the debater of this age?^ag Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish? ²¹For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of what is preached. ²²For the Jews ask for signs^ah and the Greeks seek wisdom, ²³but we preach Christ crucified,^ai a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.^{A 24}Yet to those who are called,^aj both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, ²⁵because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

BOASTING ONLY IN THE LORD

²⁶Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective,^B not many powerful,^ak not many of noble birth. ²⁷Instead, God has chosen^al what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.