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Forγὰρthe wordὉ λόγοςof the crossὁ τοῦ σταυροῦisἐστίνfoolishnessμωρίαto thoseτοῖςwho are perishing,ἀπολλυμένοιςbutδὲto thoseτοῖςwho are being saved,σῳζομένοιςto us,ἡμῖνit isἐστινthe powerδύναμιςof God.θεοῦ
1 Corinthians 1:18
Study it in the app“For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to those who are being saved, to us, it is the power of God.”
To some the cross is foolishness; to those being saved, it is the power of GodThe CrossThe message of the cross sounds like foolishness to some and is God's power to othersWisdom
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:18, word by word
- the wordλόγοςlogos
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logos” appears- of the crossσταυροῦstaurou
carry the cross
"Take up the cross": follow Christ, ready to die.
Where else “staurou” appears- isἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- foolishnessμωρίαmōria
foolishness
Foolishness: what seems like folly, lack of sense.
Where else “mōria” appears- who are perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollymenois
perish
To die, or be cut off from God forever.
Where else “apollymenois” appears- who are being savedσῳζομένοιςsōizomenois
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōizomenois” appears- the powerδύναμιςdynamis
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamis” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
17For the Messiah did not send me to immerse but to proclaim the good news, not with wisdom of word, so that the cross of the Messiah may not be emptied.
18 · This verse (above)
19For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the discerning I will set aside.