Bible verse
He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
1 Corinthians 1:28 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Corinthians 1.
24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
26 Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
29 so that no one may boast in His presence.
30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
KJV
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:
ASV
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:
ERV
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:
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