1Cor 1:21, 3:18, 4:10, 2Cor 5:13, 11:16-17, 19, 21, 12:11 | ESV | STEP | For since , in the wisdom of God , the world did not know God through wisdom , it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe .

1 Corinthians 1:21

21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach ^{▼▼Or the folly of preaching} to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 3:18

18 ^bLet no one deceive himself. ^cIf anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10

10 ^dWe are fools for Christ’s sake, but ^eyou are wise in Christ. ^fWe are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.

2 Corinthians 5:13

13 For if we ^gare beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.

2 Corinthians 11:16-17

Paul’s Sufferings as an Apostle

16 I repeat, ^hlet no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. 17 What I am saying ⁱwith this boastful confidence, ^jI say not as the Lord would ^{▼▼Greek not according to the Lord} but as a fool.

2 Corinthians 11:19

19 For you gladly bear with fools, ^lbeing wise yourselves!

2 Corinthians 11:21

21 To my shame, I must say, ^mwe were too weak for that!

But whatever anyone else dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that.

2 Corinthians 12:11

Concern for the Corinthian Church

11 ⁿI have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was ^onot at all inferior to these super-apostles, ^peven though I am nothing.