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1 Corinthians 1:18-28

18ForγὰρgarG1063thepreachingλόγοςlogosG3056of thecrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isG2076tothemμὲνmenG3303thatperishἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472;butδὲdeG1161tousG2254who aresavedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982itisG2076thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

19Forγάρ·garG1063it iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, I willdestroyἀπολῶapolōG622thewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of thewiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,andκαὶkaiG2532will bring tonothingἀθετήσω.athetēsōG114theunderstandingσύνεσινsunesinG4907of theprudentσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908.

20WhereποῦpouG4226is thewiseσοφός;sophosG4680?whereποῦpouG4226is thescribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?whereποῦpouG4226is thedisputerσυζητητὴςsuzētētēsG4804ofthisG5127worldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165?hathG3471notοὐχὶouchiG3780GodθεὸςtheosG2316madefoolishG3471thewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthisG5127worldκόσμουkosmouG2889?

21ForγὰρgarG1063whenἐπειδὴepeidēG1894inἐνenG1722thewisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889byδιὰdiaG1223wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678knewἔγνωegnōG1097notοὐκoukG3756Godθεόν,theonG2316, itpleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106GodθεὸςtheosG2316byδιὰdiaG1223thefoolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472ofpreachingκηρύγματοςkērugmatosG2782tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982them thatbelieveπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100.

22Forἐπειδὴ καὶepeidē kaiG2532 G1894theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453requireαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154asignσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592,andκαὶkaiG2532theGreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678:

23ButδὲdeG1161weG2249preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον,estaurōmenonG4717, to theJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453astumblingblockμὲν σκάνδαλονmen skandalonG3303 G4625,andδὲdeG1161to theGreeksG1672foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472;

24ButδὲdeG1161tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846whoτοῖςtoisG3588arecalledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532thewisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

25BecauseὅτιhotiG3754thefoolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG2076wiserthanσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444;andκαὶkaiG2532theweaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG2076strongerthanἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

26ForγὰρgarG1063yeseeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991yourG5216callingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wisemenσοφοὶsophoiG4680afterκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183mightyδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415,notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183nobleεὐγενεῖς,eugeneisG2104, are called :

27ButἀλλὰallaG235GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathchosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586the foolishthingsμωρὰmōraG3474of theworldκόσμουkosmouG2889toἵναinaG2443confoundκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617thewiseσοφούς,sophousG4680;andκαὶkaiG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathchosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586the weakthingsἀσθενῆasthenēG772of theworldκόσμουkosmouG2889toἵναinaG2443confoundκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617the things which aremightyἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478;

28AndG2532basethingsἀγενῆagenēG36of theworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andG2532things which aredespisedἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmenaG1848,hathG1586Godθεός,theosG2316chosenG1586,andG2532thingswhichG3588areG5607notμὴmēG3361,toἵναinaG2443bring tonoughtκαταργήσῃ,katargēsēG2673things thatareG5607:

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