1 Corinthians 1:18

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ESV	For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
NIV	For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
NLT	The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.
KJV	For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

^{1 Corinthians 1:17 ← 1 Corinthians 1:18 → 1 Corinthians 1:19}

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