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1 Corinthians 1:25-27
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 1:25-27
New Catholic Bible
25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
26 God Has Chosen Those Who Count for Nothing. Consider, brethren, your calling. Not many of you were wise by human standards,[a] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 Rather, God chose those who were regarded as foolish by the world to shame the wise; God chose those in the world who were weak to shame the strong.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:26 Wise by human standards: literally, “wise according to the flesh,” that is, in the eyes of human beings.
1 Corinthians 1:25-27
New International Version
1 Corinthians 1:25-27
New International Version
25 For the foolishness(A) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(B) of God is stronger than human strength.
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(C) Not many of you were wise(D) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose(E) the foolish(F) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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