Parallel Verses

World English Bible

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:

New American Standard Bible

and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,

King James Version

And 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:

Holman Bible

God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,

International Standard Version

And God chose what is insignificant in the world, what is despised, what is nothing, in order to destroy what is something,

A Conservative Version

And God chose the common things of the world, and the disdained things, and the things that are not, so that he might make useless the things that are,

American Standard Version

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:

Amplified

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,

An Understandable Version

And He chose what the world considers insignificant and contemptible, and [even] what it considers "nothing," in order to nullify what appears to be something.

Anderson New Testament

and the ignoble things of the world, and the things that are despised, has God chosen, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are;

Bible in Basic English

And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

Common New Testament

God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

Daniel Mace New Testament

those who were looked upon by the world as vile, as despicable, as nothing, these has God chosen to reduce their sufficiency to nothing.

Darby Translation

and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;

Godbey New Testament

and God has chosen the base-born of the world, and those of no reputation, the things which are not, that He may set at nought the things which are,

Goodspeed New Testament

and it was what the world calls low and insignificant and unreal that God chose to nullify its realities,

John Wesley New Testament

And the base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen; yea, things that are not, to bring to nought the things that are; That no flesh may glory before him.

Julia Smith Translation

And the ignoble things of the world, and the despised things, has God chosen, and things not being, that the things being he might leave unemployed:

King James 2000

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing things that are:

Lexham Expanded Bible

and the insignificant of the world, and the despised, God chose, the things that are not, in order that he might abolish the things that are,

Modern King James verseion

and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And vile things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things of no reputation, for to bring to nought things of reputation,

Moffatt New Testament

God has chosen what is mean and despised in the world ??things which are not, to put down things that are;

Montgomery New Testament

The world's base things has God chosen, and the things that are not, to bring to naught the things that are;

NET Bible

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

New Heart English Bible

And God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, what is considered to be nothing, to bring to nothing what is considered to be something,

Noyes New Testament

and the mean things of the world, and the things which are despised, did God choose, the things which are not, to bring to nought things that are;

Sawyer New Testament

and the ignoble things of the world and things that are despised has God chosen, and things that are not, to destroy things that are,

The Emphasized Bible

And, the low-born things of the world, and the things that are despised, hath God chosen, - and the things that are not, - that, the things that are, he might bring to nought;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and the ignoble things of the world, and the despicable, hath God elected, and the things that are not, to bring to nought the things which are,

Twentieth Century New Testament

And God chose what the world counts poor and insignificant-- things that to it are unreal-to bring its 'realities' to nothing,

Webster

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:

Weymouth New Testament

and the things which the world regards as base, and those which it sets utterly at nought--things that have no existence--God has chosen in order to reduce to nothing things that do exist;

Williams New Testament

what the world calls of low degree, yea, what it counts as nothing and what it thinks does not exist, God chose to put a stop to what it thinks exists,

Worrell New Testament

and the base things of the world, and things despised, did God choose, and the things that are not, that He might bring to nought the things that are;

Worsley New Testament

and things in the opinion of the world ignoble, and despicable, and accounted as nothing, hath God chosen, to abolish things that are in esteem among men;

Youngs Literal Translation

and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

G36
ἀγενής 
Agenes 
Usage: 1

of the world
κόσμος 
Kosmos 
Usage: 109

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0






which, who, the things, the son,
which, who, the things, the son,
which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

ἐξουθενέω 
Exoutheneo 
Usage: 11

ἐκλέγομαι 
Eklegomai 
Usage: 14

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ἐκλέγομαι 
Eklegomai 
Usage: 14

yea, and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

to
ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

καταργέω 
Katargeo 
Usage: 25

Images 1 Corinthians 1:28

Prayers for 1 Corinthians 1:28

Context Readings

Boast In The Lord

27 but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong; 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: 29 that no flesh should boast before God.


Cross References

Romans 4:17

As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

Job 34:19-20

Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

Job 34:24

He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.

1 Corinthians 2:6

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

Isaiah 2:11

The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 2:17

The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 17:13-14

The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters: but he will rebuke them, and they will flee far off, and will be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.

Revelation 18:17

For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.' Every shipmaster, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,

Deuteronomy 28:63

It shall happen that as Yahweh rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Yahweh will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and you shall be plucked from off the land where you go in to possess it.

Psalm 32:10

Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh.

Isaiah 37:36

The angel of Yahweh went out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

Isaiah 41:12

You will seek them, and won't find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing.

Daniel 2:34-35

You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

Daniel 2:44-45

In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

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