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1 Corinthians 1:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”

1 Corinthians 1:25 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:2517 words
GreekMeaning
ὅτιhoti
ForwordG3754
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μωρὸνmōron
foolishnessadjectiveG3474
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
σοφώτερονsophōteron
wiseradjectiveG4680
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
than mennounG444
ἐστίνestin
isverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἀσθενὲςasthenes
weaknessadjectiveG772
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἰσχυρότερονischyroteron
strongeradjectiveG2478
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
than mennounG444
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Omar HassanNote2mo ago
God's Foolishness Wiser Than Humans
Paul writes: 'For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.' This is exactly backwards from what we'd expect. I'm a skeptic turned be...
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Adam SmithNote2mo ago
Because God's Foolishness Exceeds Wisdom
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. If God had wanted to save people, he could have done it through overwhelming power. A visible miracle in...
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