1 Corinthians 1:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 1:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐπειδὴ
epeidḗ
G1894
when now
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
σοφίᾳ
sophía
G4678
wisdom
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔγνω
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμος
kósmos
G2889
world
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
σοφίας
sophía
G4678
wisdom
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
θεόν
theós
G2316
God
εὐδόκησεν
eudokéō
G2106
to be pleased
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
μωρίας
mōría
G3472
foolishness
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κηρύγματος
kḗrygma
G2782
proclamation
σῶσαι
sṓzō
G4982
to save
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
πιστεύοντας
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
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World English Bible Public Domain
For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn't know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.
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King James Version Public Domain
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For since in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save the ones believing through the foolishness of the preaching.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).