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1 Corinthians 1:21The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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21 ἐπειδὴ γὰρ ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔγνω ὁ κόσμος διὰ τῆς σοφίας τὸν θεόν, εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ τῆς μωρίας τοῦ κηρύγματος σῶσαι τοὺς πιστεύοντας.
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1 Corinthians 1:21The Bible in Living English
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21 For since in God’s wisdom the world had not through wisdom known God, God was pleased to save believers through the foolishness of the preached message—
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1 Corinthians 1:21American Standard Version
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21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.
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1 Corinthians 1:21The Emphasized Bible
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21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God The world through its wisdom did not get to know God God was well-pleased—Through the foolishness of the thing proclaimed to save them that believe.
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1 Corinthians 1:21King James Version
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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.
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1 CorinthiansWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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1:21 w78 5/15 18, 26; w53 92; w48 138; w44 163
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1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 1New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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the foolishness of what is preached: Paul described the preaching about Christ as “foolishness” because to the nations, that is what the message appeared to be. The Greeks could not understand why a Jew had to die as a despised criminal to save them. (1Co 1:18, 25; see study note on 1Co 1:22.) The Jews expected to be saved by works of law, by the giving of alms, and by the merit of their ancestors, especially Abraham. They did not want a messiah whom they saw as being weak, a man who allowed himself to be nailed to a stake.—1Co 1:23.
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