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1 Corinthians 1

21 For since the world through all its [earthly] wisdom failed to recognize God, God in His wisdom was well-pleased through the[3] foolishness of the message preached [regarding salvation] to save those who believe [in Christ and welcome Him as Savior].

1 Corinthians 1

21 For when the world with all its earthly wisdom failed to perceive and recognize and know God by means of its own philosophy, God in His wisdom was pleased through the foolishness of preaching [salvation, procured by Christ and to be had through Him], to save those who believed (who clung to and trusted in and relied on Him).

1 Corinthians 1

21 God is wise. But the people of the world were not wise enough to know God. So he chose to save people who believe the good news that we tell them, even though the good news may seem to be foolish.

1 Corinthians 1

21 Since God in his wisdom allowed the world in its wisdom not to know God, it was God's gracious plan that by the foolishness of the good news those who trusted in him would be saved.

1 Corinthians 1

21 For after that in the wisdom of God-The Father the world by wisdom knew not God-The Father, it pleased God-The Father by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

1 Corinthians 1

21 [38]For seeing the [39]world by wisdom knew not God in the [40]wisdom of GOD, [41]it pleased God by the [42]foolishness of preaching to save them that believe:

1 Corinthians 1

21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God [23]was pleased through the foolishness of the [24]message preached to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 1

21 For since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 1

21 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.

1 Corinthians 1

21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world [by] wisdom did not know God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.