New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 1:18-29

18For the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isfoolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472tothoseG3588whoare perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622, but to us whoare being savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982it isthe powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

19For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “I will destroyἀπολῶapolōG622the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of the wiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,And the clevernessσύνεσινsunesinG4907of the cleverσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908I will setG114asideG114.”

20WhereποῦpouG4226is the wiseσοφός;sophosG4680manG4680?WhereποῦpouG4226is the scribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?WhereποῦpouG4226is the debaterσυζητητὴςsuzētētēsG4804ofthisτούτου;toutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165?Has not GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeG3471foolishG3471the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889?

21For sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894in the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889throughδιὰdiaG1223its wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678did not come toknowἔγνωegnōG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,GodθεὸςtheosG2316was well-pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106throughδιὰdiaG1223thefoolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472of themessageG2782preachedG2782tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982thoseG3588who believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100.

22For indeedG2532JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672searchζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212for wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678;

23but we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον,estaurōmenonG4717,to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625blockG4625and to GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472,

24but to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who arethe calledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453and GreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andthe wisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

25BecauseὅτιhotiG3754thefoolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is wiserσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680than menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, andthe weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is strongerἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478than menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

26ForconsiderΒλέπετεBlepeteG991yourcallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, that there werenot manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680accordingκατὰkataG2596tothe fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,not manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183mightyδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415,not manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183nobleεὐγενεῖς,eugeneisG2104;

27butGodθεὸςtheosG2316has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586the foolishμωρὰmōraG3474thingsG3474ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889to shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617the wiseσοφούς,sophousG4680,and GodθεὸςtheosG2316has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586the weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772thingsG772ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889to shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617the things whichG2478are strongG2478,

28and the baseG36thingsG36ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889and the despisedἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmenaG1848Godθεός,theosG2316has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586,the things that are not, soἵναinaG2443that He maynullifyκαταργήσῃ,katargēsēG2673the things that are,

29soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatnoμὴ πᾶσαmē pasaG3361 G3956manσὰρξsarxG4561may boastκαυχήσηταιkauchēsētaiG2744beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

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