1 Corinthians 1

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1. 1 Corinthians 1:18KJV For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.NIV For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
2. 1 Corinthians 1:21KJV For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.NASB For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
3. 1 Corinthians 1:27KJV But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;NKJV But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;