1 Corinthians 1:27 KJV

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;

Scofield Notes

  • worldkosmos = mankind. (See Scofield "Matt 4:8").

Matthew Henry

  • And humbling the creature before himGod did not choose philosophers, nor orators, nor statesmen, nor men of wealth, and power, and interest in the world, to publish the gospel of grace and...

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Cross References

  • James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
  • 1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
  • Psalms 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
  • Isaiah 29:14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
  • Isaiah 29:19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

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  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Greek and Strong’s

  • But Ἀλλὰ Alla ἀλλά Conjunction
  • God ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular Θεὸς Theos θεός Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • hath chosen ἐξελέξατο exelexato ἐκλέγομαι Verb · aorist middle indicative, third person singular
  • the foolish things τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural μωρὰ mōra μωρός Adjective · accusative neuter plural
  • of the world τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular κόσμου kosmou κόσμος Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • to ἵνα hina ἵνα Conjunction
  • confound καταισχύνῃ kataischynē καταισχύνω Verb · present active subjunctive, third person singular
  • the wise τοὺς tous Article · accusative masculine plural σοφούς sophous σοφός Adjective · accusative masculine plural
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • God ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular Θεὸς Theos θεός Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • hath chosen ἐξελέξατο exelexato ἐκλέγομαι Verb · aorist middle indicative, third person singular
  • the weak things τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural ἀσθενῆ asthenē ἀσθενής Adjective · accusative neuter plural
  • of the world τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular κόσμου kosmou κόσμος Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • to ἵνα hina ἵνα Conjunction
  • confound καταισχύνῃ kataischynē καταισχύνω Verb · present active subjunctive, third person singular
  • the things which are mighty τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural ἰσχυρά ischyra ἰσχυρός Adjective · accusative neuter plural

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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