lligent. [1:20]Where is the wise? where the scribe? where the
disputer of this life? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the
world? [1:21]For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew
not God, God was pleased by the foolishness of preaching to save those
that believe; [1:22]and since the Jews seek signs, and the Greeks seek
wisdom, [1:23]we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an
offense, and to the gentiles foolishness, [1:24]but to the called, both
Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and wisdom of God; [1:25]for
the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is
stronger than men. [1:26]For you see your calling, brothers, that not
many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble [are
called]; [1:27]but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to
confound the wise, and the weak things of the world has God chosen to
put to shame the mighty, [1:28]and the ignoble things of the world and
things that are despised has God chosen, and things that are not, to
destroy things that are, [1:29]that no flesh may glory in the sight of
God. [1:30]But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us
wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption,
[1:31]that as it is written, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

4 [2:1]And when I came to you, brothers, I came not with excellency of
speech, or wisdom, declaring to you the mystery of God. [2:2]For I
determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him
crucified. [2:3]And I was with you in weakness, and with fear and with
much trembling, [2:4]and my speech and my preaching were not with
persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the spirit and
power, [2:5]that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men but in
the power of God.

5 [2:6]But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of
this life, nor of the rulers of this life, who are destroyed; [2:7]but
we speak a wisdom of God hid in mystery, which God appointed from
eternity for our glory, [2:8] which none of the rulers of this life
knew, for if they had known they would not have crucified the Lord of
glory; [2:9]but as it is written, An eye has not seen, an ear has not
heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God
has prepared for those that love him; [2:10]but God has revealed them
to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the
depths of God. [2:11]