Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

The Cross of Christ Against Boasting, Division, and Worldly Wisdom

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26Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

28He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

29so that no one may boast in His presence.

30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

31Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

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Verse 26

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionBrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralconsiderΒλέπετεG991Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural[ the time of ] yourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcallingκλῆσινG2821Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionNotοὐG3756Adverbmany [of you]πολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural[were] wiseσοφοὶG4680Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralby human standardsκατὰG2596Preposition. . .σάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularnotοὐG3756Adverbmany [were]πολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralpowerfulδυνατοίG1415Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralnotοὐG3756Adverbmany [were]πολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralof noble birthεὐγενεῖςG2104Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 27

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ButἀλλὰG235ConjunctionGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularchoseἐξελέξατοG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralfoolish thingsμωρὰG3474Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionshameκαταισχύνῃG2617Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralwiseσοφούςG4680Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularchoseἐξελέξατοG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralweak thingsἀσθενῆG772Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionshameκαταισχύνῃG2617Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralstrongἰσχυράG2478Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 28

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[He]ΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularchoseἐξελέξατοG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PlurallowlyἀγενῆG36Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondespisedἐξουθενημέναG1848Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter PluralthingsτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularand(καὶ)G2532Conjunctionthe things thatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralareὄνταG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter PluralnotμὴG3361AdverbtoἵναG2443ConjunctionnullifyκαταργήσῃG2673Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularthe things thatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralareὄνταG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 29

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so thatὅπωςG3704ConjunctionnoμὴG3361AdverbvvvπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular[one]σὰρξG4561Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularmay boastκαυχήσηταιG2744Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singularin [His] presenceἐνώπιονG1799Preposition. . .τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .ΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 30

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[It is]δὲG1161Conjunctionbecause ofἘξG1537PrepositionHim [that]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralareἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas becomeἐγενήθηG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularfor usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralwisdomσοφίαG4678Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τεG5037Conjunction[our] righteousnessδικαιοσύνηG1343Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionholinessἁγιασμὸςG38Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionredemptionἀπολύτρωσιςG629Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 31

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ThereforeἵναG2443ConjunctionasκαθὼςG2531Adverbit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular{Let} him whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularboastsκαυχώμενοςG2744Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularboastκαυχάσθωG2744Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] LordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Jeremiah 9:24

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