Verse 27

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.

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Harken my deare beloved brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde which are ryche in fayth and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to them that love him?
  • 1 Cor 1:20 : 20 Where is the wyse? Where is the scrybe? Where is the searcher of this worlde?
  • 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 But we have this treasure in erthe vessels that ye excellent power of it myght appere to be of God and not of vs.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At yt tyme Iesus answered and sayd: I prayse ye o father LORde of heve and erth because thou hast hid these thinges fro the wyse and prudet and hast opened the vnto babes:
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 and sayde vnto him: hearest thou what these saye? Iesus sayde vnto them yee: have ye never redde of the mouth of babes and suckelinges thou haste ordeyned prayse?
  • Luke 19:39-40 : 39 And some of ye Pharises of the copany sayde vnto him: Master rebuke thy disciples. 40 He answered and sayde vnto the: I tell you yf these shuld holde their peace the stones wold crye.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 for I will geve you a mouth and wisdome where agaynste all youre adversarys shall not be able to speake nor resist.
  • Acts 4:11-21 : 11 This is ye stone cast a syde of you bylders which is set in the chefe place of the corner. 12 Nether is ther salvacio in eny other. Nor yet also is ther eny other name geven to men wherin we must be saved. 13 When they sawe the boldnes of Peter and Iohn and vnderstode that they were vnlerned men and laye people they marveyled and they knew them that they were with Iesu: 14 and beholdinge also the ma which was healed stondinge with the they coulde not saye agaynst it. 15 But they comaunded them to go a syde out of the counsell and counceled amoge them selves 16 sayinge: what shall we do to these men? For a manifest signe is done by the and is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Ierusalem and we canot denye it. 17 But that it be noysed no farther amoge the people let us threaten and charge them that they speake hence forth to no man in this name. 18 And they called them and comaunded them that in no wyse they shuld speake or teache in the name of Iesu. 19 But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them and sayde: whether it be right in the syght of God to obeye you moare then God iudge ye. 20 For we canot but speake that which we have sene and hearde. 21 So threatened they them and let them goo and founde no thinge how to punysshe them because of the people. For all me lauded God for the myracle which was done:
  • Acts 6:9-9 : 9 Then ther arose certayne of the synagoge which are called Lybertines and Syrenites and of Alexandria and of Cilicia and Asia and disputed with Steven. 10 And they coulde not resist the wysdome and the sprete with which he spake.
  • Acts 7:35 : 35 This Moses whom they forsoke sayinge: who made the a ruelar and a iudge: the same God sent bothe a ruler and delyverer by ye hondes of the angell which appered to him in the busshe.
  • 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 For the weapes of oure warre are not carnall thinges but thynges myghty in god to cast doune stronge holdes 5 wherwith we overthrowe ymaginacyons and every hye thynge that exalteh it silfe agaynst the knowledge of god and brynge into captivite all vnderstondynge to the obedience of Christ
  • 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For ye pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weake and his speache rude.
  • Matt 4:18-22 : 18 As Iesus walked by the see of Galile he sawe two brethren: Simon which was called Peter and Andrew his brother castynge a neet into the see for they were fisshers 19 and he sayde vnto them folowe me and I will make you fisshers of men. 20 And they strayght waye lefte their nettes and folowed hym. 21 And he went forthe from thence and sawe other twoo brethren Iames the sonne of zebede and Ihon his brother in the shippe with zebede their father mendynge their nettes and called them. 22 And they with out taryinge lefte the shyp and their father and folowed hym.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And as Iesus passed forth fro thence he sawe a ma syt a receyuinge of custome named Mathew and sayd to him: folowe me.
  • Acts 17:18 : 18 Certayne philosophers of ye Epicures and of ye stoyckes disputed with him. And some ther were which sayde: what will this babler saye. Other sayd: he semeth to be a tydynges bringer of newe devyls because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurreccion.
  • Acts 24:24-25 : 24 And after a certayne dayes ca Felix and his wyfe Drusilla which was a Iewas and called forth Paul and hearde him of the fayth which is toward Christ. 25 And as he preached of righteousnes temperauce and iudgement to come Felix trembled and answered: thou hast done ynough at this tyme departe when I have a conveniet tyme I will sende for the.
  • Acts 7:54 : 54 When they hearde these thinges their hertes clave a sunder and they gnasshed on him with their tethe.