For sincein the wisdomof Godthe worldthroughits wisdomdid not [come to] knowGod,Godwas well-pleasedthroughthe foolishnessof the message preachedto savethosewho believe.
Danielsaid,"Let the nameof Godbe blessedforeverand ever,For wisdomand powerbelong to Him.
At that timeJesussaid,"I praiseYou, Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.
At that verytimeHe rejoiced greatlyin the HolySpirit,and said,"I praiseYou, O Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.Yes,Father,for this waywas well-pleasingin Your sight.
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
"Nowjudgmentis upon thisworld;nowthe rulerof thisworldwill be castout.
And justas they did not see fitto acknowledgeGodany longer, Godgave them overto a depravedmind,to dothosethings which are not proper,
Oh,the depthof the richesbothof the wisdomand knowledgeof God!Howunsearchableare His judgmentsand unfathomableHis ways!
For the wordof the crossis foolishnessto thosewho are perishing,but to us who are being savedit is the powerof God.
but we preachChristcrucified,to Jewsa stumbling blockand to Gentilesfoolishness,
but to thosewho are the called,bothJewsand Greeks,Christthe powerof Godand the wisdomof God.
Becausethe foolishnessof Godis wiserthan men,and the weaknessof Godis strongerthan men.
but Godhas chosenthe foolish thingsof the worldto shamethe wise,and Godhas chosenthe weak thingsof the worldto shamethe things which are strong,
But when we are judged,we are disciplinedby the Lordsothat we will not be condemnedalongwith the world.
But a naturalmandoes not acceptthe things of the Spiritof God,for they are foolishnessto him; and he cannotunderstandthem, becausethey are spirituallyappraised.
We are foolsfor Christ'ssake,but you are prudentin Christ;we are weak,but you are strong;you are distinguished,but we are without honor.
Ordo you not knowthat the saintswill judgethe world?Ifthe worldis judgedby you, are you not competent[to] [constitute] the smallestlaw courts?
But whenGod, who had set me apart[even] from my mother'swomband calledme throughHis grace,was pleased
Howeverat that time,when you did not knowGod,you were slavesto thosewhich by natureare nogods.
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
sothat the manifoldwisdomof Godmight nowbe made knownthroughthe churchto the rulersand the authoritiesin the heavenly[places].
For it was the [Father's] good pleasurefor allthe fullnessto dwellin Him,
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
howwill we escapeif we neglectso greata salvation?Afterit was at the firstspokenthroughthe Lord,it was confirmedto us by thosewho heard,
ThereforeHe is ablealsoto saveforeverthosewho draw nearto GodthroughHim, since He alwayslivesto make intercessionfor them.
You adulteresses,do you not knowthat friendshipwith the worldis hostilitytoward God?Thereforewhoeverwishesto be a friendof the worldmakeshimself an enemyof God.
and the prayeroffered in faithwill restorethe one who is sick,and the Lordwill raisehim up, and ifhe has committedsins,they will be forgivenhim.
let him knowthat he who turnsa sinnerfrom the errorof his waywill savehis soulfrom deathand will covera multitudeof sins.
