We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to
In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become
For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise.
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool,
Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, H
since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful amo
How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produc
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of t
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all t
So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.
I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
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
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really we
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of n
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not m
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he can
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?