Verse 27

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men Gud har valgt det dåraktige i verden for å forkaste de vise; og Gud har valgt de svake i verden for å forkaste de sterke;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  men det som er dåraktig i verden, har Gud utvalgt for å gjøre de vise til skamme; og det som er svakt i verden har Gud utvalgt for å gjøre de sterke til skamme;

• Norsk King James

  Men Gud har valgt de dåraktige ting i verden for å gjøre de vise til skamme; og Gud har valgt de svake ting i verden for å gjøre de sterke til skamme;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  men Gud har utvalgt det som er dårskap for verden for å gjøre de vise til skamme, og Gud har utvalgt det som er svakt for verden for å gjøre de sterke til skamme.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  men det som er dårskap for verden, det utvalgte Gud seg for å gjøre de vise til skamme; og det som er svakt for verden, det utvalgte Gud seg for å gjøre det sterke til skamme;

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men det som er tåpelig i verden, det har Gud valgt for å gjøre de vise til skamme, og det som er svakt i verden, det har Gud valgt for å gjøre det sterke til skamme;

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Gud har valgt ut det dåraktige i verden for å gjøre det vise til skamme; og Gud har valgt ut det svake i verden for å gjøre det sterke til skamme;

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Gud har utvalgt verdens tåpeligheter for å forarge de kloke, og Gud har utvalgt de svake for å forarge de mektige;

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men Gud har utvalgt det som er dåraktig i verden for å gjøre de vise til skamme, og Gud har utvalgt det som er svakt i verden for å gjøre det sterke til skamme,

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men Gud har utvalgt det som er dåraktig i verden for å gjøre de vise til skamme, og Gud har utvalgt det som er svakt i verden for å gjøre det sterke til skamme,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Gud valgte det dåraktige i verden for å gjøre de vise til skamme, og det svake i verden valgte Gud for å gjøre det sterke til skamme.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men det som ble ansett som dårskap i verden, utvalgte Gud for å gjøre de vise til skamme; og det som verden anså som svakt, utvalgte Gud for å gjøre det sterke til skamme.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  men hvad der er daarligt for Verden, haver Gud udvalgt, for at beskjæmme de Vise; og Gud haver udvalgt, hvad der er skrøbeligt for Verden, for at beskjæmme det Stærke;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Gud har valgt det som er dårskap i verden for å gjøre de vise til skamme, og Gud har valgt det som er svakt i verden for å gjøre det mektige til skamme;

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  men Gud valgte det dåraktige i verden for å gjøre de vise til skamme. Gud valgte det svake i verden for å gjøre det sterke til skamme;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  men det som er dårskap i verden, det valgte Gud for å gjøre de vise til skamme; og det som er svakt i verden, det valgte Gud for å gjøre det sterke til skamme.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  men det som er dårskap i verden, utvalgte Gud for å gjøre de vise til skamme; og det som er svakt i verden, utvalgte Gud for å gjøre det sterke til skamme;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Gud har utvalgt det som i verden er dåraktig, for å gjøre de vise til skamme; og det som er svakt i verden, har Gud utvalgt for å gjøre det sterke til skamme;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  but God hath chosen the folysshe thinges of the worlde to confounde the wyse. And God hath chosyn the weake thinges of the worlde to confounde thinges which are mighty.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but that foolish is before the worlde, hath God chosen, that he mighte cofounde the wyse: And that weake is before ye worlde, hath God chosen, yt he mighte confounde the mightye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But God hath chosen the foolish thinges of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake thinges of the worlde, to confound the mightie things,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But God hath chosen the foolyshe thynges of the worlde, to confounde the wise: And God hath chosen the weake thynges of the worlde, to confounde thynges which are myghtie:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;

• World English Bible (2000)

  but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong.

Referenced Verses

• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• 1 Cor 1:20 : 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
• Ps 8:2 : 2 LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
• Isa 29:14 : 14 Therefore, I will again do extraordinary things with this people, with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise will perish, and the understanding of their discerning will vanish.
• Isa 29:19 : 19 The humble will rejoice in the LORD, and the needy among mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
• Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.'
• Matt 21:16 : 16 They said to him, 'Do you hear what these children are saying?' Jesus replied, 'Yes, have you never read: Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies, you have prepared praise?'
• 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
• 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they are powerful through God for the destruction of strongholds. We demolish arguments 5 and every lofty thing that rises up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
• 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For some say, 'His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speech is contemptible.'
• Luke 19:39-40 : 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, 'Teacher, rebuke your disciples.' 40 He answered, 'I tell you, if they were silent, the stones would cry out.'
• Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• Acts 4:11-21 : 11 'This is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the cornerstone.' 12 'And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among humanity by which we must be saved.' 13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated, ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in opposition. 15 After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves. 16 They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.' 17 But to prevent this from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them not to speak to anyone in this name again. 18 So they called them and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.' 20 'For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.' 21 After further threats, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, since they were all glorifying God for what had happened.
• Acts 6:9-9 : 9 However, some members of the Synagogue of Freedmen (as it was called), consisting of Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia, rose up and began to debate with Stephen. 10 But they could not stand up against the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he spoke.
• Acts 7:35 : 35 This same Moses, whom they had rejected by saying, 'Who made you ruler and judge?'—this is the one God sent as ruler and deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
• Zeph 3:12 : 12 But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly; they shall seek refuge in the name of the LORD.
• Matt 4:18-22 : 18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.' 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. 22 And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
• Matt 9:9 : 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
• Isa 26:5-6 : 5 For He has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city; He lays it low, to the ground, to the dust. 6 The feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the needy, will trample it.
• Acts 17:18 : 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, 'What is this babbler trying to say?' Others remarked, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.
• Acts 24:24-25 : 24 After some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 As Paul discussed righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and said, 'That is enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.'
• Acts 7:54 : 54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.