New American Standard Bible 2020

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 understandingσύνεσινsunesinG4907of thoseG3588who haveG4908understandingG4908,I will confoundἀθετήσω.athetēsōG114.”

20WhereποῦpouG4226is the wiseσοφός;sophosG4680personG4680?WhereποῦpouG4226is the scribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?WhereποῦpouG4226is the debaterσυζητητὴςsuzētētēsG4804ofthisτούτου;toutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165?Has GodθεὸςtheosG2316notmadeG3471foolishG3471the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889?

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

22For indeedG2532JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672searchG2212forG2212wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678;

23but we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον,estaurōmenonG4717,to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625blockG4625,and to GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472,

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

25For thefoolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is wiserσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680than mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, andthe weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is strongerἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478than mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

26ForconsiderΒλέπετεBlepeteG991yourcallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, 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 thingsG2478which are strongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478,

28and theinsignificantG36thingsG36ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889and the despisedἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmenaG1848Godθεός,theosG2316has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586,the things that are not, soG2443thatG2443He maynullifyκαταργήσῃ,katargēsēG2673the things that are,

29soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704noμὴ πᾶσαmē pasaG3361 G3956humanσὰρξsarxG4561may boastκαυχήσηταιkauchēsētaiG2744beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

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