^{21 Ref} 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 Ref} Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,

^{23 Ref} also we -- we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,

^{24 Ref} and to those called -- both Jews and Greeks -- Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,

^{25 Ref} because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;