1 Corinthians 1:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:2127 words
ἐπειδὴepeidēafter that, because, for (that
γὰρgarfor
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
σοφίᾳsophiawisdom
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
οὐκouknot
ἔγνωegnōallow, be aware (of), feel
ὁhothe
κόσμοςkosmosworld
διὰdiathrough / because of
τῆςtēsthe
σοφίαςsophiaswisdom
τὸνtonthe
θεόνtheonGod
εὐδόκησενeudokēsenthink good, (be well)
please(-d), be the…
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
διὰdiathrough / because of
τῆςtēsthe
μωρίαςmōriasfoolishness
τοῦtouthe
κηρύγματοςkērygmatospreaching
σῶσαιsōsaiheal, preserve, save (self)
τοὺςtousthe
πιστεύονταςpisteuontasbelieve
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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