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