Acts 17:18

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

“Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who are dying,

If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved and in those who perish:

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.

a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”

Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep.

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”

The humble also will increase their joy in Yahweh, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes. Did you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?’ ”

Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God’s Kingdom before you.

As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.

and saying, “You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Didn’t the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?”

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.

When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about God’s Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

When Jehu came out to the servants of his lord, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?” He said to them, “You know the man and how he talks.”

“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?

Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded. You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day. Everyone mocks me.

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’ ”

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’ ”

They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;

Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.

But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.

because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”

how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed;

We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,

In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.