27 but (A)God has chosen the foolish things of (B)the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of (C)the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the [a]insignificant things of (D)the world and the despised God has chosen, (E)the things that are not, so that He may (F)nullify the things that are,

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Or lowly

27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world,[a] things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.

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  1. 1:28 Or God chose those who are low born.

27 But God has selected [for His purpose] the foolish things of the world to shame the wise [revealing their ignorance], and God has selected [for His purpose] the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong [revealing their frailty]. 28 God has selected [for His purpose] the insignificant (base) things of the world, and the things that are despised and treated with contempt, [even] the things that are nothing, so that He might reduce to nothing the things that are,

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