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1 Corinthians 1:18

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Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom

18For the message of the cross is foolishnessh to those who are perishing,i but to us who are being savedj it is the power of God.k

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1 Corinthians 1:18: For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Cross references

  1. hver 21, 23, 25; 1 Co 2:14
  2. i2 Co 2:15; 4:3; 2 Th 2:10
  3. jAc 2:47
  4. kver 24; Ro 1:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved.

NLTNew Living Translation

The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.