New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Corinthians 1:24-28
24but to thoseG3588 who are 1the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 2the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 3the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25For the 4foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than mankindG444, and 5the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than mankindG444.
26For 6considerG991 your 7callingG2821, brothersG80 and sisters, that there were 8not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 9the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 10GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 11the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 12the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the thingsG2478 which are strongG2478, 28and the 13insignificantG36 thingsG36 of 14the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 15the things that are not, soG2443 thatG2443 He may 16nullifyG2673 the things that are,
Notes
- 1. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
- 2. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
- 3. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Luke 11:49; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩
- 4. 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
- 5. 1 Corinthians 1:25 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
- 6. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see ↩
- 7. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Rom 11:29 ↩
- 8. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Matt 11:25; 1 Cor 1:20; 2:8 ↩
- 9. 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e., human standards ↩
- 10. 1 Corinthians 1:27 James 2:5 ↩
- 11. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
- 12. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
- 13. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Or lowly ↩
- 14. 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
- 15. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Rom 4:17 ↩
- 16. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Thess 2:8; Heb 2:14 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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