1 Corinthians 1:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 1:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 1:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 1:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 1:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 1:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God,God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 1:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 1:21 in Context — 1 Corinthians 1
19 Aussi est-il écrit: Je détruirai la sagesse des sages, Et j’anéantirai l’intelligence des intelligents.
20 Où est le sage? Où est le scribe? Où est le disputeur de ce siècle? Dieu n’a-t-il pas convaincu de folie la sagesse du monde?
21 Car puisque le monde, avec sa sagesse, n’a point connu Dieu dans la sagesse de Dieu, il a plu à Dieu de sauver les croyants par la folie de la prédication.
22 Les Juifs demandent des miracles et les Grecs cherchent la sagesse:
23 nous, nous prêchons Christ crucifié; scandale pour les Juifs et folie pour les païens,
What Does 1 Corinthians 1:21 Mean?
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