1 Corinthians 1:25
ContextNET © | For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, 1 and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 2 |
NIV © | For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. |
NASB © | Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. |
NLT © | This "foolish" plan of God is far wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is far stronger than the greatest of human strength. |
MSG © | Human wisdom is so tinny, so impotent, next to the seeming absurdity of God. Human strength can't begin to compete with God's "weakness." |
BBE © | Because what seems foolish in God is wiser than men; and what seems feeble in God is stronger than men. |
NRSV © | For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. |
NKJV © | Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, 1 and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “than men.” 2 tn Grk “than men.” |