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1 Corinthians 1:17

World English Bible

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.

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1 Corinthians 1:17 in other translations

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

1 Corinthians 1:17 · American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 1:17 in context

  1. 15so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.
  2. 16(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)
  3. 17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.
  4. 18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  5. 19For it is written,
    “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise.
    I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”