1 Corinthians 1:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

And 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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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and{G2532} the base things{G36} of the world,{G2889} and{G2532} the things{G3588} that are despised,{G1848} did{G1586} God{G2316} choose,{G1586} [yea] and{G2532} the things{G3588} that are{G5607} not,{G3361} that he might bring to{G2443} nought{G2673} the things{G3588} that are:{G5607}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} base things{G36} of the world{G2889}, and{G2532} things which are despised{G1848}{(G5772)}, hath{G1586} God{G2316} chosen{G1586}{(G5668)}, yea, and{G2532} things which{G3588} are{G5607}{(G5752)} not{G3361}, to{G2443} bring to nought{G2673}{(G5661)} things that are{G5607}{(G5752)}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And vile thinges of the worlde and thinges which are despysed hath God chosen yee and thinges of no reputacion for to brynge to nought thinges of reputacion

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the vyle and despysed before the worlde hath God chosen, yee and that which is nothinge, that he mighte destroye that which is oughte,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And vile things of the worlde and thinges which are despised, hath God chosen, and thinges which are not, to bring to nought thinges that are,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And vnnoble thynges of the worlde, & thinges which are despysed, hath God chosen, yea and thinges which are not, to bryng to naught thynges that are:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 4:17 : 17 As it is written, I have made you a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead, and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.
  • Job 34:24 : 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number and set others in their place.
  • Job 34:19-20 : 19 How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands. 20 In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight and pass away; and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
  • 1 Cor 2:6 : 6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.
  • Rev 18:17 : 17 For in one hour such great riches came to nothing. And every captain, and all who travel by ship, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off,
  • Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and indeed, he was no more; yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
  • Isa 2:11 : 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.
  • Isa 2:17 : 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.
  • Isa 17:13-14 : 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far away, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. 14 And behold, at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of those who spoil us, and the lot of those who rob us.
  • Isa 37:36 : 36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and struck down in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies.
  • Isa 41:12 : 12 You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even those who contended with you: those who war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
  • Dan 2:34-35 : 34 You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no trace of them was found: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
  • Dan 2:44-45 : 44 And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 For as much as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.
  • Deut 28:63 : 63 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land where you go to possess it.
  • Ps 32:10 : 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked, but he who trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him.

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