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 ofGod, the world by wisdom has not knownGod,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 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 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?
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.
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
What Does 1 Corinthians 1:21 Mean?
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