⁴⁸ did any one out of the rulers believe in him? or out of the Pharisees?

⁴² Still, however, also out of the rulers did many believe in him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing, that they might not be put out of the synagogue,

²⁶ and, lo, he doth speak freely, and they say nothing to him; did the rulers at all know truly that this is truly the Christ?

²⁰ where `is' the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

⁸ which no one of the rulers of this age did know, for if they had known, the Lord of the glory they would not have crucified;

⁴ And I -- I said, `Surely these `are' poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.

⁵ I get me to the great, and I speak with them, For they have known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.' Surely they together have broken the yoke, They have drawn away the bands.

²⁵ At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

⁵⁰ Nicodemus saith unto them -- he who came by night unto him -- being one of them,

⁷ And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

²² Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,

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

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

²⁵ because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;

²⁶ for see your calling, brethren, that not many `are' wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

²⁷ but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

²⁸ and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --