Act 17:18, 32, 1Cor 1:21, 23, 25, 2:14, 3:19 | ESV | STEP | Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him . And some said , What does this babbler wish to say ? Others said, He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities — because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection .

Acts 17:18

18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, ^a“What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because ^bhe was preaching ^cJesus and the resurrection.

Acts 17:32

32 Now when they heard of ^dthe resurrection of the dead, ^esome mocked. But others said, ^f“We will hear you again about this.”

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 1:23

23 but we preach Christ ^hcrucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,

1 Corinthians 1:25

25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1 Corinthians 2:14

14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are ⁱfolly to him, and ^jhe is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 3:19

19 For ^kthe wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ^l“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”