New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 1:24-28

24but to those who are 1the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ 2the power of God and 3the wisdom of God. 25Because the 4foolishness of God is wiser than men, and 5the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26For 6consider your 7calling, brethren, that there were 8not many wise according to 9the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27but 10God has chosen the foolish things of 11the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of 12the world to shame the things which are strong, 28and the base things of 13the world and the despised God has chosen, 14the things that are not, so that He may 15nullify the things that are,

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

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