1 Corinthians 1:28 KJV

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:

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...

Thompson Chains

Parallel Passages

  • Romans 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
  • 1 Corinthians 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Romans 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
  • Job 34:24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
  • Job 34:19–20 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. …
  • Psalms 37:35–36 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. …
  • Isaiah 2:11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

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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

  • And Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
  • base things ἀγενῆ agenē ἀγενής Adjective · accusative neuter plural
  • of the world τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular κόσμου kosmou κόσμος Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • things which are despised τὰ ta Pronoun · accusative neuter plural ἐξουθενημένα exouthenēmena Verb · perfect passive participle, accusative neuter plural ἐξουθενέω exouthenéō
  • hath ἐκλέγομαι eklégomai
  • God ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular Θεός Theos θεός Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • chosen ἐξελέξατο exelexato ἐκλέγομαι Verb · aorist middle indicative, third person singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • things which τὰ ta ὁ Article · accusative neuter plural
  • are τὰ ta Pronoun · accusative neuter plural ὄντα onta Verb · present active participle, accusative neuter plural ὤν ṓn
  • not μὴ mē μή Adverb
  • to ἵνα hina ἵνα Conjunction
  • bring to nought καταργήσῃ katargēsē καταργέω Verb · aorist active subjunctive, third person singular
  • things that are τὰ ta Pronoun · accusative neuter plural ὄντα onta Verb · present active participle, accusative neuter plural ὤν ṓn

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

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