1 Corinthians 1:28
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:Select 1 Corinthians 1:26
27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;Select 1 Corinthians 1:27
28And 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:Select 1 Corinthians 1:28
29That no flesh should glory in his presence.Select 1 Corinthians 1:29
30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:Select 1 Corinthians 1:30
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WEB
1:28 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:
ASV
1:28 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:
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