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1 Corinthians 1:26 — King James Version← Study notes

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:


1 Corinthians 1:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:2618 words
GreekMeaning
ΒλέπετεBlepete
ConsiderverbG991
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κλῆσινklēsin
callingnounG2821
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
ἀδελφοίadelphoi
brothersnounG80
ὅτιhoti
thatadverbG3754
οὐou
notadverbG3756
πολλοὶpolloi
manyadjectiveG4183
σοφοὶsophoi
wiseadjectiveG4680
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
σάρκαsarka
flesh werenounG4561
οὐou
notadverbG3756
πολλοὶpolloi
manyadjectiveG4183
δυνατοίdynatoi
powerfuladjectiveG1415
οὐou
notadverbG3756
πολλοὶpolloi
manyadjectiveG4183
εὐγενεῖςeugeneis
of noble birthadjectiveG2104
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:26

He has said that “the foolishness of God is wiser than men;” he has showed that human wisdom is cast out, both by the testimony of the Scriptures and by the issue of events; by the testimony, where he says, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;” by the event, putting his argument in the form of a question, and saying, “Where is the wise? Where the Scribe?” Again; he proved at the same time that the thing is not new, but ancient, as it was presignified and foretold from the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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