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1 Corinthians 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 Corinthians 1:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:1818 words
GreekMeaning
Ho
ThearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
messagenounG3056
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ho
thearticleG3588
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
σταυροῦstaurou
crossnounG4716
τοῖςtois
to thosearticleG3588
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
ἀπολλυμένοιςapollymenois
perishingverbG622
μωρίαmōria
foolishnessnounG3472
ἐστίνestin
isverbG1510
τοῖςtois
to thosearticleG3588
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
σῳζομένοιςsōzomenois
being savedverbG4982
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
δύναμιςdynamis
powernounG1411
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἐστινestin
it isverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:18

To the sick and gasping even wholesome meats are unpleasant, friends and relations burdensome; who are often times not even recognized, but are rather accounted intruders. Much like this often is the case of those who are perishing in their souls. For the things which tend to salvation they know not; and those who are careful about them they consider to be troublesome. Now this ensues not from the nature of the thing, but from their disease. And just what the insane do,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Michael van BergNote3mo ago
The Wisdom That Sounds Like Foolishness
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. I'm a philosopher, trained to value rationality and logical coherence. The gospel...
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