New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 1:25-29

25For the 1foolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and 2the weakness of God is stronger than mankind.

26For 3consider your 4calling, brothers and sisters, that there were 5not many wise according to 6the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27but 7God has chosen the foolish things of 8the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of 9the world to shame the things which are strong, 28and the 10insignificant things of 11the world and the despised God has chosen, 12the things that are not, so that He may 13nullify the things that are, 29so that 14no 15human may boast before God.

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Notes

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

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