1Cor 1:23-28 | ESV | STEP | but we preach Christ crucified , a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles ,

1 Corinthians 1:23-28

23 but we preach Christ ^acrucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^bthe power of God and ^cthe wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26 For consider your calling, brothers: ^dnot many of you were wise according to worldly standards, ^{▼▼Greek according to the flesh} not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But ^fGod chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; ^gGod chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even ^hthings that are not, to ⁱbring to nothing things that are,