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1 Corinthians 1:28 — King James Version← Study notes

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:


1 Corinthians 1:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:2818 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἀγενῆagenē
low-bornadjectiveG36
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
ἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmena
despisedverbG1848
ἐξελέξατοexelexato
choseverbG1586
ho
thearticleG3588
θεόςtheos
GodnounG2316
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ὄνταonta
beingverbG1510
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
ὄνταonta
beingverbG1510
καταργήσῃkatargēsē
He may annulverbG2673
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:28

“And the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to naught the things that are.” Now what does He call things “that are not?” Those persons who are considered to be nothing because of their great insignificance. Thus has He shown forth His great power, casting down the great by those who seem to be nothing. The same elsewhere he thus expresses, 2 Corinthians 12:9 “For my strength is made perfect in…

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