1 Corinthians 1:21

“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of 1 Corinthians 1:21

For after that, in the wisedom of God, the world by wisedome knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching, to saue them that beleeue.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original 1 Corinthians chapter 1

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not {come to} know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For because, by the purpose of God, the world, with all its wisdom, had not the knowledge of God, it was God's pleasure, by so foolish a thing as preaching, to give salvation to those who had faith in him.
- Basic English Bible

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God, God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.
- Darby Bible

For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe.
- Douay Rheims Bible

For when in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
- Webster's Bible

For after the world by its wisdom--as God in His wisdom had ordained--had failed to gain the knowledge of God, God was pleased, by the apparent foolishness of the Message which we preach, to save those who accepted it.
- Weymouth Bible

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.
- World English Bible

For the world in wisdom of God knewe not God bi wisdom, it pleside to God, bi foli of prechyng, `to maken hem saaf that bileueden.
- Wycliffe Bible

for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Karen's comment on 2014-02-23 13:53:16:

As the Bible explains He made the world came into the world and the world knew Him not God was robed in flesh and it was in God s wisdom that people would not recognize Him but that only those who hear and receive the Truth would be saved As the Bible tells us had they known they crucified The Lord of Glory then they wouldn t have killed Jesus and God s plan could not occur 1 Cor 2 8 Those who believe that Jesus is God the Son haven t known God I Cor 8 6 tells us that there is one God the Father Jesus as Is 9 6 says is the Mighty God everlasting Father It was God s wisdom that He took the form of man and most people didn t recognize Him Hope this is helpful to someone

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