New International Version (NIV)
18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18
1 Corinthians 1:18 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who 1:18 Or perishare perishing, but to us who 1:18 Or are savedare being saved it is the power of God.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
18For the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by God’s grace] it is [the manifestation of] the power of God.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
18The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God’s power to us who are being saved.