1st Corinthians 1:18
For the word of the cross is folly to them that perish; but to them that be made safe, that is to say, to us, it is the virtue of God.This verse in the real world
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- μωρίαmōríasilliness, i.e. absurdity
- σταυρόςstaurósa stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of c
- σώζωsṓzōto save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively)
- ἀπόλλυμιapóllymito destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
- δύναμιςdýnamisforce (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a
- ἡμῖνhēmînto (or for, with, by) us
- μένménproperly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contras
- λόγοςlógossomething said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), al
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Co 2:14, Rom 1:16, 2Th 2:10, 1Co 1:23–25, 2Co 4:3, 1Co 1:21, 2Co 2:15–16, 1Co 3:19