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 1:28 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:2818 words
ℹGreek 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…
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