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1 Corinthians 1:27 — King James Version← Study notes

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;


1 Corinthians 1:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:2724 words
GreekMeaning
ἀλλὰalla
ButwordG235
τὰta
thearticleG3588
μωρὰmōra
foolish thingsadjectiveG3474
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
ἐξελέξατοexelexato
has chosenverbG1586
ho
thearticleG3588
θεόςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
καταισχύνῃkataischynē
He may shameverbG2617
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
σοφούςsophous
wiseadjectiveG4680
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἀσθενῆasthenē
weak thingsadjectiveG772
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
ἐξελέξατοexelexato
choseverbG1586
ho
thearticleG3588
θεόςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
καταισχύνῃkataischynē
He may shameverbG2617
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἰσχυράischyra
strongadjectiveG2478
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:27

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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