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# Where is the wise person? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this world?
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Paul emphasizes that truly wise people are nowhere to be found. Alternate translation: "Compared with the wisdom of the gospel, there are no wise people, no scholars, no debaters!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# the scholar
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a person who is recognized as someone who has studied a great deal
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# the debater
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a person who argues about what he knows or who is skilled in such arguments
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# Has not God turned the wisdom of the world into foolishness?
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Paul uses this question to emphasize what God has done to the wisdom of this world. Alternate translation: "God has shown that everything they call wisdom is really foolishness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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