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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 1:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:2127 words
GreekMeaning
ἐπειδὴepeidē
SincewordG1894
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
σοφίᾳsophia
wisdomnounG4678
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔγνωegnō
knewverbG1097
ho
thearticleG3588
κόσμοςkosmos
worldnounG2889
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
σοφίαςsophias
wisdomnounG4678
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
εὐδόκησενeudokēsen
was pleasedverbG2106
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
μωρίαςmōrias
foolishnessnounG3472
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κηρύγματοςkērygmatos
proclamationnounG2782
σῶσαιsōsai
to saveverbG4982
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
πιστεύονταςpisteuontas
believingverbG4100
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:21

“Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? Where is the wise? Where the Scribe? Where the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.” Having said, “It is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,” He subjoins demonstration from facts, saying, “Where is the…

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