22 The Jews ask for miraculous signs, and the Greeks want wisdom.
23 But this is the message we tell everyone: Christ was killed on a cross. This message is a problem for Jews, and to other people it is nonsense.
24 But Christ is God’s power and wisdom to the people God has chosen, both Jews and Greeks.
25 Even the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom. Even the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
26 Brothers and sisters, God chose you to be his. Think about that! Not many of you were wise in the way the world judges wisdom. Not many of you had great influence, and not many of you came from important families.
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. He chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28 And God chose what the world thinks is not important—what the world hates and thinks is nothing. He chose these to destroy what the world thinks is important.