20Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?


In Context

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn't be made void.

18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, |I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.|

20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn't know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

1 Corinthians 1:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20Where is the wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20where is the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?