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1 Corinthians 1:19 — King James Version← Study notes

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.


1 Corinthians 1:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:1913 words
GreekMeaning
γέγραπταιgegraptai
It has been writtenverbG1125
γάρgar
forwordG1063
ἈπολῶApolō
I will destroyverbG622
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
σοφίανsophian
wisdomnounG4678
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
σοφῶνsophōn
wiseadjectiveG4680
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
σύνεσινsynesin
intelligencenounG4907
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
συνετῶνsynetōn
intelligentadjectiveG4908
ἀθετήσωathetēsō
I will frustrateverbG114
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:19

To the sick and gasping even wholesome meats are unpleasant, friends and relations burdensome; who are often times not even recognized, but are rather accounted intruders. Much like this often is the case of those who are perishing in their souls. For the things which tend to salvation they know not; and those who are careful about them they consider to be troublesome. Now this ensues not from the nature of the thing, but from their disease. And just what the insane do,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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