19. The scripture says:“I will destroy the wisdom of the wiseand set aside the understanding of the scholars.”
20. So then, where does that leave the wise? or the scholars? or the skilful debaters of this world? God has shown that this world's wisdom is foolishness!
21. For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of their own wisdom. Instead, by means of the so-called “foolish” message we preach, God decided to save those who believe.
22. Jews want miracles for proof, and Greeks look for wisdom.
23. As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the Gentiles;
24. but for those whom God has called, both Jews and Gentiles, this message is Christ, who is the power of God and the wisdom of God.