Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians around AD 54 from Ephesus to a church he had founded. The Corinthians were dividing into factions around favorite teachers and admired eloquent speech and worldly wisdom.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us -- those being saved -- it is the power of God,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Porque la palabra de la cruz es locura á los que se pierden; mas á los que se salvan, es á saber, á nosotros, es potencia de Dios.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Sé bien que, para los perdidos, el mensaje de la cruz es una locura, pero para los salvos, esto es, para nosotros, es poder de Dios,
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