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1 Corinthians 1:26-28
New English Translation
1 Corinthians 1:26-28
New English Translation
26 Think about the circumstances of your call,[a] brothers and sisters.[b] Not many were wise by human standards,[c] not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.[d] 27 But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong. 28 God chose[e] what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,
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- 1 Corinthians 1:26 tn Grk “Think about your calling.” “Calling” in Paul’s writings usually refers to God’s work of drawing people to faith in Christ. The following verses show that “calling” here stands by metonymy for their circumstances when they became Christians, leading to the translation “the circumstances of your call.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 tn Grk “according to the flesh.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 tn The Greek word ευγενής (eugenēs) refers to the status of being born into nobility, wealth, or power with an emphasis on the privileges and benefits that come with that position.
- 1 Corinthians 1:28 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
1 Corinthians 1:26-28
New International Version
1 Corinthians 1:26-28
New International Version
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(A) Not many of you were wise(B) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose(C) the foolish(D) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(E)—to nullify the things that are,
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