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1 Corinthians 1:17-29

171For ChristG5547 did not sendG649 me to baptizeG907, but to preachG2097 the gospelG2097, 2not with 3clevernessG4678 of speechG3056, soG2443 thatG2443 the crossG4716 of ChristG5547 would not be madeG2758 ofG2758 noG2758 effectG2758.

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 is 4foolishnessG3472 to 5thoseG3588 who 6are perishingG622, but to us who 7are being savedG4982 it is 8the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125: “9I will destroyG622 the wisdomG4678 of the wiseG4680, And the understandingG4907 of thoseG3588 who haveG4908 understandingG4908, I will confoundG114.” 2010WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 personG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 11thisG3778 ageG165? Has GodG2316 not 12madeG3471 foolishG3471 the wisdomG4678 of 13the worldG2889? 21For sinceG1894 in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 14the worldG2889 throughG1223 its wisdomG4678 did not come to knowG1097 GodG2316, 15GodG2316 16was pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 17foolishnessG3472 of the 18messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 19saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 20JewsG2453 askG154 for 21signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 forG2212 wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 2223ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 24to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625, and to GentilesG1484 25foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 26the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 27the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 28the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25For the 29foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than mankindG444, and 30the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than mankindG444.

26For 31considerG991 your 32callingG2821, brothersG80 and sisters, that there were 33not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 34the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 35GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 36the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 37the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the thingsG2478 which are strongG2478, 28and the 38insignificantG36 thingsG36 of 39the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 40the things that are not, soG2443 thatG2443 He may 41nullifyG2673 the things that are, 29soG3704 thatG3704 42noG3361G3956 43humanG4561 may boastG2744 beforeG1799 GodG2316.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 1:17 John 4:2; Acts 10:48 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 1:17 1 Cor 2:1, 4, 13; 2 Cor 10:10; 11:6 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 1:17 I.e., persuasive rhetoric ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 1:18 1 Cor 1:21, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Acts 2:47; 2 Cor 2:15; 4:3; 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or perish ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or are saved ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:24 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 1:19 Is 29:14 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Job 12:17; Is 19:11f; 33:18 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Matt 13:22; 1 Cor 2:6, 8; 3:18, 19 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Rom 1:20ff ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 1:20 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 1:21 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Luke 12:32; Gal 1:15; Col 1:19 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or resolved ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 1:21 1 Cor 1:18, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Lit preaching ↩
  19. 19. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Rom 11:14; James 5:20 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Matt 12:38 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Or confirming miracles ↩
  22. 22. 1 Corinthians 1:23 I.e., the Messiah ↩
  23. 23. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 2:2; Gal 3:1; 5:11 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Luke 2:34; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
  27. 27. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Luke 11:49; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩
  29. 29. 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  30. 30. 1 Corinthians 1:25 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see ↩
  32. 32. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Rom 11:29 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Matt 11:25; 1 Cor 1:20; 2:8 ↩
  34. 34. 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e., human standards ↩
  35. 35. 1 Corinthians 1:27 James 2:5 ↩
  36. 36. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  37. 37. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Or lowly ↩
  39. 39. 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  40. 40. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Rom 4:17 ↩
  41. 41. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Thess 2:8; Heb 2:14 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Corinthians 1:29 Eph 2:9 ↩
  43. 43. 1 Corinthians 1:29 Lit flesh ↩

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