Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

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

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26 Brothers, 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.

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

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

29 so that no one may boast in His presence.

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 26

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction Brothers ἀδελφοί G80 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural consider Βλέπετε G991 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural [ the time of ] your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular calling κλῆσιν G2821 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction Not οὐ G3756 Adverb many [of you] πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural [were] wise σοφοὶ G4680 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural by human standards κατὰ G2596 Preposition . . . σάρκα G4561 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular not οὐ G3756 Adverb many [were] πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural powerful δυνατοί G1415 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural not οὐ G3756 Adverb many [were] πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural of noble birth εὐγενεῖς G2104 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 27

Original words

But ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction God Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular chose ἐξελέξατο G1586 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural foolish things μωρὰ G3474 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular world κόσμου G2889 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction shame καταισχύνῃ G2617 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural wise σοφούς G4680 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction God Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular chose ἐξελέξατο G1586 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural weak things ἀσθενῆ G772 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular world κόσμου G2889 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction shame καταισχύνῃ G2617 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural strong ἰσχυρά G2478 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 28

Original words

- G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [He] Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular chose ἐξελέξατο G1586 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural lowly ἀγενῆ G36 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction despised ἐξουθενημένα G1848 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural things τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular world κόσμου G2889 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and (καὶ) G2532 Conjunction the things that τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural are ὄντα G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural not μὴ G3361 Adverb to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction nullify καταργήσῃ G2673 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular the things that τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural are ὄντα G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 29

Original words

so that ὅπως G3704 Conjunction no μὴ G3361 Adverb vvv πᾶσα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular [one] σὰρξ G4561 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular may boast καυχήσηται G2744 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular in [His] presence ἐνώπιον G1799 Preposition . . . τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

[It is] δὲ G1161 Conjunction because of Ἐξ G1537 Preposition Him [that] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular you ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural are ἐστε G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition Christ Χριστῷ G5547 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular who ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular has become ἐγενήθη G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular for us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural wisdom σοφία G4678 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τε G5037 Conjunction [our] righteousness δικαιοσύνη G1343 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction holiness ἁγιασμὸς G38 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction redemption ἀπολύτρωσις G629 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 31

Original words

Therefore ἵνα G2443 Conjunction as καθὼς G2531 Adverb it is written γέγραπται G1125 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular {Let} him who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular boasts καυχώμενος G2744 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular boast καυχάσθω G2744 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Jeremiah 9:24

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