Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For the foolish thing of God is wiser than men; and the weak thing of God is stronger than men.
New American Standard Bible
Because the
King James Version
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Holman Bible
because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.
International Standard Version
For God's nonsense is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength.
A Conservative Version
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weak thing of God is stronger than men.
American Standard Version
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Amplified
[This is] because the foolishness of God [is not foolishness at all and] is wiser than men [far beyond human comprehension], and the weakness of God is stronger than men [far beyond the limits of human effort].
An Understandable Version
For the "foolish things" of God are wiser than men's [wisdom], and the "weakness" of God is stronger than men's [strength].
Anderson New Testament
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Bible in Basic English
Because what seems foolish in God is wiser than men; and what seems feeble in God is stronger than men.
Common New Testament
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for this divine doctrine, as foolish and weak as men may think it, far surpasses all their wisdom, and baffles all their power.
Darby Translation
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Godbey New Testament
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Goodspeed New Testament
For God's folly is beyond the wisdom of men, and God's weakness is beyond their strength.
John Wesley New Testament
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
King James 2000
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human [wisdom], and the weakness of God [is] stronger than human [strength].
Modern King James verseion
Because the foolish thing of God is wiser than men, and the weak thing of God is stronger than men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men: And the weakness of God is stronger than are men.
Moffatt New Testament
For the 'foolishness' of God is wiser than men, and the 'weakness' of God is stronger than men.
Montgomery New Testament
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
NET Bible
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
New Heart English Bible
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Noyes New Testament
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Sawyer New Testament
for the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
The Emphasized Bible
Because, God's foolish thing, is, wiser than men, and, God's weak thing, mightier than men.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this foolishness of God is wiser than men; and this weakness of God is stronger than men.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For God's 'folly' is wiser than men, and God's 'weakness' is stronger than men.
Webster
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Weymouth New Testament
Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might.
Williams New Testament
It is so, because God's nonsense is wiser than men's wisdom, and God's weakness is mightier than men's might.
World English Bible
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Worrell New Testament
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Worsley New Testament
Because the foolishness of God, as they call it, is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Youngs Literal Translation
because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;
Themes
Evangelism » The preaching of the cross
Foolishness » The lord making the wisdom of the world foolish
God » Wisdom of » Wisdom of God
Man » The lord being greater than man
Topics
Interlinear
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ἐστί
Esti
Usage: 585
References
American
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 1:25
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 1:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Christ Crucified, The Power And Wisdom Of God
24 And to these the called, to both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and wisdom of God. 25 For the foolish thing of God is wiser than men; and the weak thing of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not, many well born:
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:18
For truly the word of the cross to them perishing is foolishness; but to us saved it is the power of God.
Romans 11:33-36
O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! his judgments how unsearchable, and his ways not traced out!
Exodus 13:17
And it shall be in Pharaoh's sending forth the people, and God directed not the way of the land of the Philistines, for it is near; for God said, Lest the people shall grieve in their seeing war, and they turn back to Egypt
Exodus 14:2-4
Speak to the sons of Israel, and they shall turn back and shall encamp before the mouth of Hahiroth, between Migdol and between the sea, before Baal-Zephon: before them shall ye encamp by the sea.
Joshua 6:2-5
And Jehovah will say to Joshua, See, I gave into thy hand Jericho and her king, and the mighty ones of strength.
Judges 7:2-8
And Jehovah will say to Gideon, The people many which are with thee for me to give Midian into their hand, lest Israel shall glory before me, saying, My hand saved me.
Judges 15:15-16
And he will find the jaw-bone of an ass, fresh, and he will stretch forth his hand and take it and will strike with it a thousand men.
1 Samuel 17:40-51
And he will take his rod in his hand, and he will choose to him five smooth stones from the torrent, and he will put them in a vessel of the shepherds, which is to him, and in a sack; and his sling in his hand: and he will draw near to him of the rovers.
1 Kings 20:14-22
And Ahab will say, By whom? And he will say, Thus said Jehovah, By the boys of the chiefs of the provinces. And he will say, Who shall bind the war? And he will say, Thou.
Zechariah 4:6-7
And he will answer And say to me, saying, This the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by strength, not by power, but by my spirit, said Jehovah of armies.
Zechariah 12:7-8
And Jehovah saved the tents of Judah first, so that the glorying of the house of David shall not be magnified, and the glorying of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, against Judah.
1 Corinthians 1:27-29
But the foolish things of the world, has God chosen that he might shame the wise; and the weak things of the world has God chosen that he might shame things strong;
2 Corinthians 13:4
For also if he was crucified from weakness, but he lives from the power of God. For also we are weak in him, but we live with him from the power of God to you.