11. for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;
12. and I say this, that each one of you saith, `I, indeed, am of Paul' --`and I of Apollos,' --`and I of Cephas,' --`and I of Christ.'
13. Hath the Christ been divided? was Paul crucified for you? or to the name of Paul were ye baptized;
14. I give thanks to God that no one of you did I baptize, except Crispus and Gaius--
15. that no one may say that to my own name I did baptize;
16. and I did baptize also Stephanas' household--further, I have not known if I did baptize any other.
17. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but--to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;
18. for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us-- those being saved--it is the power of God,
19. for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'
20. where [is] the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?
21. 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.
22. Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,
23. also we--we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,
24. and to those called--both Jews and Greeks--Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,
25. because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;
26. for see your calling, brethren, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
27. but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;