1 Corinthians 1:18 - Easy To Read Version The teaching about the cross seems foolish to those people that are lost. But to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the story and message of the cross is sheer absurdity and folly to those who are perishing and on their way to perdition, but to us who are being saved it is the [manifestation of] the power of God. American Standard Version (1901) For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God. Common English Bible The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are being destroyed. But it is the power of God for those of us who are being saved. Catholic Public Domain Version For the Word of the Cross is certainly foolishness to those who are perishing. But to those who have been saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness; but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. |
‘Listen, you people that doubt!\par You can wonder, but then go away and die;\par because during your time,\par I (God) will do something\par that you will not believe.\par You will not believe it,\par even if someone explains it to you!’”\par \i (Habakkuk 1:5)\i0 \par
Some of the Epicurean and some of the Stoic philosophers {\cf2\super [353]} argued with him.
When the people heard about \{Jesus\} being raised from death, some of them laughed. The people said, “We will hear more about this from you later.”
The believers praised God, and all the people liked them. More and more people were being saved every day; the Lord was adding those people to the group \{of believers\}.
I am proud of the Good News. The Good News is the power God uses to save every person that believes—to save the Jews first, and also to save the non-Jews.
This is what God with his wisdom wanted: The world did not know God through the world’s own wisdom. So God used the message {\cf2\super [8]} that sounds foolish to save the people that believe it.
You are saved by this message. But you must continue believing the things I told you. If you don’t do that, then you believed for nothing.
A person that is not spiritual does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. That person thinks that those things are foolish. That person cannot understand the things of the Spirit, because those things can only be judged spiritually.
I decided that while I was with you I would forget about everything except Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.
Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. It is like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [21]} say, “He (God) catches the wise (smart) people when they use their sneaky ways.” {\cf2\super [22]}
We are fools for Christ. But \{you think\} you are very wise in Christ. We are weak, but \{you think\} you are strong. People give you honor, but they don’t honor us.
We fight with weapons that are different from the weapons the world uses. Our weapons have power from God. These weapons can destroy \{the enemy’s\} strong places. We destroy \{people’s\} arguments.
The Good News {\cf2\super [16]} that we tell people may be hidden. But it is hidden only to those people who are lost.
We brought the Good News {\cf2\super [1]} to you. But we did not use only words. We brought that Good News with power. We brought it with the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [2]} and with sure knowledge that it was true. Also you know how we lived when we were with you. We lived that way to help you.
The Man of Evil will use every kind of evil to trick those people who are lost. Those people are lost because they refused to love the truth. (If they loved the truth, they would be saved.)
We should always follow the example of Jesus. Jesus is the leader in our faith. And he makes our faith perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But Jesus accepted the shame of the cross like it was nothing. He did this because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.
God’s word {\cf2\super [34]} (message) is alive and working. His word is sharper than the sharpest sword. God’s word cuts all the way into us \{like a sword\}. It cuts deep to the place where the soul and the spirit are joined. God’s word cuts to the center of our joints and our bones. It judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.