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1 Corinthians 1:18-28
18ForγὰρgarG1063theὉHoG3588messageλόγοςlogosG3056ὁhoG3588of theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isἐστίν,estinG1510foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588μὲνmenG3303are perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622,butδὲdeG1161to us whoG1473τοῖςtoisG3588are being savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982it isἐστιν.estinG1510thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
19Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “I will destroyἀπολῶapolōG622theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of theτῶνtōnG3588wiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680καὶkaiG2532;theτὴνtēnG3588intelligenceσύνεσινsunesinG4907of theτῶνtōnG3588intelligentσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908I will frustrateἀθετήσω.athetēsōG114.”
20WhereποῦpouG4226is thewiseσοφός;sophosG4680man?WhereποῦpouG4226is thescribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?WhereποῦpouG4226is thephilosopherσυζητητὴςsuzētētēsG4804of thisτούτου;toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165?Has notοὐχὶouchiG3780ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316made foolishἐμώρανενemōranenG3471theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889?
21ForγὰρgarG1063sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889throughδιὰdiaG1223itsτῆςtēsG3588wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678did notοὐκoukG3756knowἔγνωegnōG1097τὸνtonG3588Himθεόν,theonG2316ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316was pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588foolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472of whatτοῦtouG3588was preachedκηρύγματοςkērugmatosG2782to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982those whoτοὺςtousG3588believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100.
24butδὲdeG1161to thoseαὐτοῖςautoisG846whoτοῖςtoisG3588are calledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532thewisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
25ForὅτιhotiG3754theτὸtoG3588foolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστὶνestinG1510wiserσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680τῶνtōnG3588than man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444wisdom,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isstrongerἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478τῶνtōnG3588than man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444strength.
26γὰρgarG1063Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,considerΒλέπετεBlepeteG991the time ofyourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588callingκλῆσινklēsinG2821ὅτιhotiG3754:NotοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of you werewiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680by human standardsκατὰ σάρκα,kata sarkaG2596G4561;notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183werepowerfulδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415;notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wereof noble birthεὐγενεῖς,eugeneisG2104.
27ButἀλλὰallaG235GodθεὸςtheosG2316choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586theτὰtaG3588foolish thingsμωρὰmōraG3474of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889ὁhoG3588toἵναinaG2443shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617theτοὺςtousG3588wiseσοφούς,sophousG4680καὶkaiG2532;GodθεὸςtheosG2316choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586theτὰtaG3588weak thingsἀσθενῆasthenēG772of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889ὁhoG3588toἵναinaG2443shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617theτὰtaG3588strongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478.
28τὰtaG3588Heθεός,theosG2316choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586G2532theτοῦtouG3588lowlyἀγενῆagenēG36andG2532despisedἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmenaG1848thingsτὰtaG3588of theὁhoG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andG2532the things thatτὰtaG3588areὄντα,ontaG1510notμὴmēG3361,toἵναinaG2443nullifyκαταργήσῃ,katargēsēG2673the things thatτὰtaG3588areὄνταontaG1510,
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