1 Corinthians 1
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1 Corinthians 1:24-28

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:
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