1 CORINTHIANS 1:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength — the antithesis reaches its peak. If God has a 'foolishness' (even hypothetically), it surpasses human wisdom; if God has a 'weakness,' it surpasses human strength. This is not theology of the absurd but inversion of all values. The cross reveals that what the world calls weakness (suffering, death) is God's chosen means of salvation.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:25
All these things, therefore, Paul bearing in mind, and being struck with astonishment, said that “the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;” in relation to the Cross, speaking of a folly and weakness, not real but apparent. For he is answering with respect unto the other party's opinion. For that which philosophers were not able by means of reasoning to accomplish, this, what seemed to be foolishness did excellently well. Which…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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