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1 Corinthians 1:18-29

18ForthewordG3056ofthecrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isG1510tothemthatperishἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472;butunto uswhoareG1510savedG4982itisG1510thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

19ForitiswrittenG1125,IwilldestroyἀπολῶapolōG622thewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthewiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,AndthediscernmentofthediscerningwillIbringtonought.

20WhereποῦpouG4226isthewiseσοφός;sophosG4680?whereποῦpouG4226isthescribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?whereποῦpouG4226isthedisputerofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889? hathnotGodθεὸςtheosG2316madefoolishthewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678oftheworldG2889?

21ForseeingthatinthewisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofGodG2316theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889throughitswisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678knewG1097notGodG2316,itwasGod’sgoodpleasureG2106throughthefoolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472ofthepreachingG2782tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982themthatbelieveG4100.

22SeeingthatJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592,andGreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212afterwisdomσοφίανsophianG4678:

23butwepreachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedG4717, untoJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453astumblingblock,anduntoGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472;

24butuntothemthatarecalledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andGreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andthewisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

25BecausethefoolishnessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510wiserthanmenG444;andtheweaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510strongerG2478thanmenG444.

26ForbeholdyourcallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brethren,thatnotmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680afterthefleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183mightyG1415,notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183noble,arecalled:

27butGodθεὸςtheosG2316chosethefoolishμωρὰmōraG3474thingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thathemightputtoshameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617themthatarewiseσοφούς,sophousG4680;andGodθεὸςtheosG2316chosetheweakἀσθενῆasthenēG772thingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thathemightputtoshameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617thethingsthatarestrongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478;

28andthebasethingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andthethingsthatareG1510despisedG1848,didGodθεός,theosG2316choose, yeaandthethingsthatareG1510not,thathemightbringtonoughtthethingsthatareG1510:

29thatnofleshσὰρξsarxG4561shouldglorybeforeGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

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