1 Corinthians 1:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

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;

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  • 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? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
  • Ps 8:2 : 2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants, you have ordained strength because of your enemies, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
  • Isa 29:14 : 14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.
  • Isa 29:19 : 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes.
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 And said to him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise?
  • 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us.
  • 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds; 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
  • 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
  • Luke 19:39-40 : 39 And some of the Pharisees from among the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples. 40 And he answered and said to them, I tell you that if these should be silent, the stones would immediately cry out.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist.
  • Acts 4:11-21 : 11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone. 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they realized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? For indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name. 18 And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, since all glorified God for what had been done.
  • Acts 6:9-9 : 9 Then certain members from the synagogue, called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, and Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, disputed with Stephen. 10 They were unable to withstand the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.
  • Acts 7:35 : 35 This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? the same God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
  • Zeph 3:12 : 12 I will also leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
  • Matt 4:18-22 : 18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, 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, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they immediately left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And as Jesus passed from there, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the tax office: and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
  • Isa 26:5-6 : 5 For He brings down those who dwell on high; the lofty city, He lays it low; He lays it low, even to the ground; He brings it even to the dust. 6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy.
  • Acts 17:18 : 18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What does this babbler want to say? Others said, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods, because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.
  • Acts 24:24-25 : 24 And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning faith in Christ. 25 And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go away for now; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you.
  • Acts 7:54 : 54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.

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    28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, God has chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are:

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    30But of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

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    19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

    20Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

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    22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

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    25Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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    7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us.

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    16I say again, let no one think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast a little.

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