Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came into Jerusalem saying;

Then Herod secretly calling the wise men, inquired with them the time of the appearing of the star,

Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, became exceedingly angry; and having sent forth, he slew all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years old and under, according to the time which he inquired with the wise men.

Therefore I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: you will kill and crucify some of them; and will scourge some of them in your synagogues, and will persecute them from city to city;

Where is the wise man? where is the scribe? where is the investigator of this age? has not God rendered the wisdom of the world foolishness?

I speak this to your shame. Is there not one wise man among you who shall be able to judge between his brother?

Then every one who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.

For your obedience has come abroad unto all men: therefore I rejoice over you, and wish you to be wise in that which is good, and uncompromising towards that which is evil.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one seems to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.