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18 For the preaching of the crosse, is to them that perisshe, foolishnes: but vnto vs which are saued it is the power of God.
19 For it is wrytten: I will destroye the wysdome of the wyse, and wyll cast awaye the vnderstandynge of the prudent.
20 Where is the wyse? Where is the scrybe? Where is the disputer of this worlde?
21 Hath not God made the wysdome of this worlde foolishnes? For after that the worlde thorowe wysdome knewe not God, in the wysdome of God, it pleased God thorowe foolyshnes of preachynge, to saue them that beleue.
22 For the Iewes require a sygne, and the Grekes seke after wysdome.
23 But we preache Christ crucifyed, vnto the Iewes an occasyon of fallynge, and vnto the Grekes foolysihnes:
24 but vnto them whych are called both of the Iewes & Grekes, we preache Christ the power of God and the wysdome of God.
25 For the foolishnes of God, is wyser then men: and the weakenes of God is stronger then men.
26 Brethren, ye se your callynge, how that not many wyse men after the flesshe, not many myghty, not many of hye degre, are called:
27 But God hath chosen the folisshe thynges of the worlde, to confounde the wyse. And God hath chosen the weake thynges, of the worlde, to confounde thynges whych are myghtye.
28 And vyle thynges of the worlde, & thinges which are despised, hath God chosen, yee and thinges of no reputacyon, for to brynge to nought thynges of reputacyon,