1 Corinthians 1:17-19

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ For Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach the gospel – not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross^(A) of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.

Christ the Power and Wisdom of God

¹⁸ For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved.^{(B) 19} For it is written,