1 Corinthians 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”
1 Corinthians 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 1:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Corinthians 1:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Corinthians 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”
1 Corinthians 1:20 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?”
1 Corinthians 1:20 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“where <FI>is<Fi> the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?”
1 Corinthians 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?”
1 Corinthians 1:20 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse?”
1 Corinthians 1:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 1:20 in Context — 1 Corinthians 1
18 Porque la palabra de la cruz es locura á los que se pierden; mas á los que se salvan, [es á saber], á nosotros, es potencia de Dios.
19 Porque está escrito: Destruiré la sabiduría de los sabios, y desecharé la inteligencia de los entendidos.
20 ¿Qué es del sabio? ¿qué del escriba? ¿qué del escudriñador de este siglo? ¿no ha enloquecido Dios la sabiduría del mundo?
21 Porque por no haber el mundo conocido en la sabiduría de Dios á Dios por sabiduría, agradó á Dios salvar á los creyentes por la locura de la predicación.
22 Porque los Judíos piden señales, y los Griegos buscan sabiduría:
What Does 1 Corinthians 1:20 Mean?
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