New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 1:24-28

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,

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