고린도전서 1:21
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Context
This verse from 고린도전서 Chapter 1 connects to 9 cross-references. 바울이 고린도 교회의 은사와 지식을 감사하며 권면한다. 분파 문제를 다루며 「그리스도가 나뉘었느냐 바울이 너희를 위하여 십자가에 못 박혔느냐」 꾸짖는다. 십자가의 도는 멸망하는 자에게는 미련한 것이나 구원받는 우리에게는 하나님의 능력이다.
다른 번역본
For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.
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.
For because, by the purpose of God, the world, with all its wisdom, had not the knowledge of God, it was God's pleasure, by so foolish a thing as preaching, to give salvation to those who had faith in him.
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