New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 1:22-28

22For indeed 1Jews ask for 2signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23but we preach 3 4Christ crucified, 5to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles 6foolishness, 24but to those who are 7the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ 8the power of God and 9the wisdom of God. 25Because the 10foolishness of God is wiser than men, and 11the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26For 12consider your 13calling, brethren, that there were 14not many wise according to 15the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27but 16God has chosen the foolish things of 17the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of 18the world to shame the things which are strong, 28and the base things of 19the world and the despised God has chosen, 20the things that are not, so that He may 21nullify the things that are,

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Notes

1. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Matt 12:38 ↩
2. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Or attesting miracles ↩
3. 1 Corinthians 1:23 I.e. Messiah ↩
4. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 2:2; Gal 3:1; 5:11 ↩
5. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Luke 2:34; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
6. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
7. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
8. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
9. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Luke 11:49; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩
10. 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
11. 1 Corinthians 1:25 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
12. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see ↩
13. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Rom 11:29 ↩
14. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Matt 11:25; 1 Cor 1:20; 2:8 ↩
15. 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e. human standards ↩
16. 1 Corinthians 1:27 James 2:5 ↩
17. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
18. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
19. 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
20. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Rom 4:17 ↩
21. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Thess 2:8; Heb 2:14 ↩

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