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1 Corinthians 1:20 — King James Version← Study notes

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?


1 Corinthians 1:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:2017 words
GreekMeaning
ποῦpou
Where is theadverbG4225
σοφόςsophos
wise?adjectiveG4680
ποῦpou
Where theadverbG4225
γραμματεύςgrammateus
scribe?nounG1122
ποῦpou
Where theadverbG4225
συζητητὴςsyzētētēs
debaternounG4804
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
αἰῶνοςaiōnos
agenounG165
τούτουtoutou
this?demonstrativeG3778
οὐχὶouchi
SurelyparticleG3780
ἐμώρανενemōranen
has made foolishverbG3471
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
σοφίανsophian
wisdomnounG4678
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:20

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
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