1:18a For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,

For the message/talk about Christ dying on the cross seems like nonsense to people who are perishing.
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People who are headed toward ruin/destruction think/say that the message about Christ dying on the cross is foolish talk.

1:18b but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

However, to us (incl.) who God is saving/delivering from sin, this message is God’s powerful way to save us.
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But we (incl.) who have salvation know that God powerfully saves people through the message of the cross.

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