1 Corinthians 1:28

26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

27 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;

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:

29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
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:
WEB
God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that don’t exist, that he might bring to nothing the things that exist,
ASV
and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, [yea] and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:
DARBY
and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, [and] things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;
BLB
and the lowborn of the world, and the [things] being despised, God also chose—the [things] not being—that He might nullify the [things] being,
ÅB
og det som er lavt i verden, og det som er ringeaktet, det utvalgte Gud seg, det som ingenting er, for å gjøre til intet det som er noe,
OTB
Og verdens ubetydelige ting og de foraktede har Gud valgt, de ting som ikke er, for at Han kan gjøre de ting som er til intet,
B1930
og det som er lavt i verden, og det som er ringeaktet, det utvalgte Gud sig, det som ingenting er, for å gjøre til intet det som er noget,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 34:24

    He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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  • Isaiah 41:12

    Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

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  • 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.

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  • Isaiah 17:13–14

    The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

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  • Psalms 37:35–36

    I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

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  • Isaiah 2:17

    And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

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