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, 29 so that (G)no [b]human may boast before God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Or lowly
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:29 Lit flesh

27 But God chose(A) the foolish(B) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(C)—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him.(D)

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