Revised Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 1:17-26
17ForγὰρgarG1063ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547sentἀπέστειλένapesteilenG649meG1473notοὐouG3756to baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζεσθαι·euangelizesthaiG2097:notοὐκoukG3756withἐνenG1722wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of wordsλόγου,logouG3056,lestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361the crossὁ σταυρὸςho staurosG3588G4716of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.¶tou ChristouG3588G5547should be made of none effectκενωθῇkenōthēaG2758.
18ὉHoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the preachingλόγος ὁlogos hoG3588G3056of the crossτοῦ σταυροῦtou staurouG3588G4716isἐστίν,estinG1510to themτοῖςtoisG3588that perishἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622μὲνmenG3303foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472;butδὲdeG1161unto usG1473which are savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982it isἐστιν.estinG1510the powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.τοῖςtoisG3588
19τὴνtēnG3588τῶνtōnG3588Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,I will destroyἀπολῶapolōG622the wisdomσοφίαν τὴνsophian tēnG3588G4678of the wiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,andκαὶkaiG2532will bring to nothingἀθετήσω.athetēsōG114the understandingσύνεσιν τῶνsunesin tōnG3588G4907of the prudentσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908.
20WhereποῦpouG4226isthe wiseσοφός;sophosG4680?whereποῦpouG4226isthe scribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?whereποῦpouG4226isthe disputerσυζητητὴςsuzētētēsG4804of thisG3778worldτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588G165?hath notοὐχὶouchiG3780Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316made foolishἐμώρανενemōranenG3471the wisdomτὴν σοφίανtēn sophianG3588G4678of thisG3778worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588G2889?
21ForγὰρgarG1063after thatἐπειδὴepeidēG1894inἐνenG1722the wisdomτῇ σοφίᾳtēa sophiaG3588G4678of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316the worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588G2889byδιὰdiaG1223wisdomτῆς σοφίαςtēs sophiasG3588G4678knewἔγνωegnōG1097notοὐκoukG3756Godτὸν θεόν,ton theonG3588G2316,it pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316byδιὰdiaG1223the foolishnessτῆς μωρίαςtēs mōriasG3588G3472of preachingτοῦ κηρύγματοςtou kērugmatosG3588G2782to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982themτοὺςtousG3588that believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100.
24ButδὲdeG1161unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846whichτοῖςtoisG3588are calledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532the wisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
25τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588BecauseὅτιhotiG3754the foolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474of Godθεοῦ τῶνtheou tōnG3588G2316isG1510wiserσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680than menἀνθρώπων τὸanthrōpōn toG3588G444;andκαὶkaiG2532the weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316isG1510strongerἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478than menτῶν ἀνθρώπωνtōn anthrōpōnG3588G444.
26ForγὰρgarG1063ye seeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771callingτὴν κλῆσινtēn klēsinG3588G2821,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,how thatὅτιhotiG3754notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wise menσοφοὶsophoiG4680afterκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183mightyδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415,notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183nobleεὐγενεῖς,eugeneisG2104, are called:
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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