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1 Corinthians 1:18

For the preachinge of the crosse is to them that perisshe folishnes: but vnto vs which are saved it is the power of God.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

In Context

17For Christ sent me not to baptyse but to preache the gospell not with wysdome of wordes lest the crosse of Christ shuld have bene made of none effecte.

19For it is written: I will destroye the wysdome of the wyse and will cast awaye the vnderstondinge of the prudet.

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Cross References

Acts 2:47praysinge God and had faveour with all the people. And the Lorde added to the congregacion dayly soche as shuld be saved.

Acts 17:18Certayne philosophers of the Epicures and of the stoyckes disputed with him. And some ther were which sayde: what will this babler saye. Other sayd: he semeth to be a tydynges bringer of newe devyls because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurreccion.

Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the Gospell of Christ because it is the power of God vnto salvacion to all that beleve namely to the Iewe and also to the getyle.

1 Corinthians 1:23But we preache Christ crucified vnto the Iewes an occasion of fallinge and vnto the Grekes folisshnes:

1 Corinthians 2:14For the naturall man perceaveth not the thinges of the sprete of god. For they are but folysshnes vnto him. Nether can he perceave them because he is spretually examined.

1 Corinthians 15:2by which also ye are saved: I do you to wit after what maner I preached vnto you yf ye kepe it except ye have beleved in vayne.

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 →

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