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1 Corinthians 1:22-28

22For indeedG2532 1JewsG2453 askG154 for 2signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 forG2212 wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 34ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 5to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625, and to GentilesG1484 6foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 7the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 8the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 9the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25For the 10foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than mankindG444, and 11the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than mankindG444.

26For 12considerG991 your 13callingG2821, brothersG80 and sisters, that there were 14not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 15the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 16GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 17the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 18the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the thingsG2478 which are strongG2478, 28and the 19insignificantG36 thingsG36 of 20the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 21the things that are not, soG2443 thatG2443 He may 22nullifyG2673 the things that are,

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Matt 12:38 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Or confirming miracles ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 1:23 I.e., the Messiah ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 2:2; Gal 3:1; 5:11 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Luke 2:34; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Luke 11:49; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 1:25 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Rom 11:29 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Matt 11:25; 1 Cor 1:20; 2:8 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e., human standards ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 1:27 James 2:5 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Or lowly ↩
  20. 20. 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Rom 4:17 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Thess 2:8; Heb 2:14 ↩

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