1 Corinthians 1:24
but to those who are called, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
23but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offence, and to the Greeks folly;
25For this foolishness of God is wiser than men; and this weakness of God is stronger than men.
Cross References
Luke 7:35though wisdom hath been justified by her children.
Romans 1:4definitively marked out as the Son of God by miracle, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead:
Romans 8:28But we know that to those who love God all things work together for good, even to those who are called according to his purpose.
1 Corinthians 1:2to the church of God which is at Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, with all those who invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both their’s and our’s:
1 Corinthians 1:18For the discourse, the subject of which is the cross, is indeed to those who perish, folly; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
The Efficacy of the Gospel; The Character of the Gospel. ( a. d. 57.) 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 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… Read the whole commentary →