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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 1:18 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:1818 words
GreekMeaning
ὉHo
ThearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
messagenounG3056
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ὁho
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
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Michael van BergNote2mo 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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