For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.

For because, by the purpose of God, the world, with all its wisdom, had not the knowledge of God, it was God's pleasure, by so foolish a thing as preaching, to give salvation to those who had faith in him.

Διοτι επειδη εν τη σοφια του Θεου ο κοσμος δεν εγνωρισε τον Θεον δια της σοφιας, ηυδοκησεν ο Θεος δια της μωριας του κηρυγματος να σωση τους πιστευοντας.

For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.