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,