1 Corinthians 1:28 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 1:28 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγενῆ
agenḗs
G36
ignoble
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμου
kósmos
G2889
world
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἐξουθενημένα
exouthenéō
G1848
to despise
ἐξελέξατο
eklégomai
G1586
to choose
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεός
theós
G2316
God
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὄντα
eimí
G1510
to be
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ὄντα
eimí
G1510
to be
καταργήσῃ
katargéō
G2673
to abolish
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World English Bible Public Domain
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:
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and God chose the base things and the despised things of the world, the are not, in order that he might bring to nothing the are,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).