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For the
word of the
cross is
foolishness to
those who are
perishing, but to us who are being
saved it is the
power of
God.
JO T-NSM lovgo? N-NSM ga;r CONJ oJ T-NSM tou' T-GSM staurou' N-GSM toi'? T-DPM me;n PRT ajpollumevnoi? V-PEP-DPM mwriva N-NSF ejstivn, V-PXI-3S toi'? T-DPM de; CONJ sw/zomevnoi? V-PPP-DPM hJmi'n P-1DP duvnami? N-NSF qeou' N-GSM ejstin. V-PXI-3S
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For it is
written, "I WILL
DESTROY THE
WISDOM OF THE
WISE, AND THE
CLEVERNESS OF THE
CLEVER I WILL
SET ASIDE."
gevgraptai V-RPI-3S gavr, CONJ #Apolw' V-FAI-1S th;n T-ASF sofivan N-ASF tw'n T-GPM sofw'n, A-GPM kai; CONJ th;n T-ASF suvnesin N-ASF tw'n T-GPM sunetw'n A-GPM ajqethvsw. V-FAI-1S
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Where is the
wise man?
Where is the
scribe?
Where is the
debater of
this age? Has not
God made foolish the
wisdom of the
world?
pou' PRT sofov?; A-NSM pou' PRT grammateuv?; N-NSM pou' PRT suzhthth;? N-NSM tou' T-GSM aijw'no? N-GSM touvtou; D-GSM oujci; PRT ejmwvranen V-AAI-3S oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM th;n T-ASF sofivan N-ASF tou' T-GSM kovsmou; N-GSM
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For
since in the
wisdom of
God the
world through its
wisdom did not come to
know God,
God was
well-pleased through the
foolishness of the
message preached to
save those who
believe.
ejpeidh; CONJ ga;r CONJ ejn PREP th'/ T-DSF sofiva/ N-DSF tou' T-GSN qeou' N-GSM oujk PRT e~gnw V-2AAI-3S oJ T-NSM kovsmo? N-NSM dia; PREP th'? T-GSF sofiva? N-GSF to;n T-ASM qeovn, N-ASM eujdovkhsen V-AAI-3S oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM dia; PREP th'? T-GSF mwriva? N-GSF tou' T-GSN khruvgmato? N-GSN sw'sai V-AAN tou;? T-APM pisteuvonta?. V-PAP-APM
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For
indeed Jews ask for
signs and
Greeks search for
wisdom;
ejpeidh; CONJ kai; CONJ #Ioudai'oi A-NPM shmei'a N-APN aijtou'sin V-PAI-3P kai; CONJ &ellhne? N-NPM sofivan N-ASF zhtou'sin, V-PAI-3P
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but we
preach Christ crucified, to
Jews a
stumbling block and to
Gentiles foolishness,
hJmei'? P-1NP de; CONJ khruvssomen V-PAI-1P Xristo;n N-ASM ejstaurwmevnon, V-RPP-ASM #Ioudaivoi? A-DPM me;n PRT skavndalon N-ASN e~qnesin N-DPN de; CONJ mwrivan, N-ASF
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but to
those who are the
called,
both Jews and
Greeks,
Christ the
power of
God and the
wisdom of
God.
aujtoi'? P-DPM de; CONJ toi'? T-DPM klhtoi'?, A-DPM #Ioudaivoi? A-DPM te PRT kai; CONJ &ellhsin, N-DPM Xristo;n N-ASM qeou' N-GSM duvnamin N-ASF kai; CONJ qeou' N-GSM sofivan: N-ASF
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Because the
foolishness of
God is
wiser than
men, and the
weakness of
God is
stronger than
men.
o&ti CONJ to; T-NSN mwro;n A-NSN tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM sofwvteron A-NSN tw'n T-GPM ajnqrwvpwn N-GPM ejstivn, V-PXI-3S kai; CONJ to; T-NSN ajsqene;? A-NSN tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM ijscurovteron A-NSN tw'n T-GPM ajnqrwvpwn. N-GPM
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For
consider your
calling,
brethren, that there were not
many wise according to the
flesh, not
many mighty, not
many noble;
Blevpete V-PAI-2P ga;r CONJ th;n T-ASF klh'sin N-ASF uJmw'n, P-2GP ajdelfoiv, N-VPM o&ti CONJ ouj PRT polloi; A-NPM sofoi; A-NPM kata; PREP savrka, N-ASF ouj PRT polloi; A-NPM dunatoiv, A-NPM ouj PRT polloi; A-NPM eujgenei'?: A-NPM
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but
God has
chosen the
foolish things of the
world to
shame the
wise, and
God has
chosen the
weak things of the
world to
shame the things
which are
strong,
ajlla; CONJ ta; T-APN mwra; A-APN tou' T-GSM kovsmou N-GSM ejxelevxato oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM i&na CONJ kataiscuvnh/ V-PAS-3S tou;? T-APM sofouv?, A-APM kai; CONJ ta; T-APN ajsqenh' A-APN tou' T-GSM kovsmou N-GSM ejxelevxato oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM i&na CONJ kataiscuvnh/ V-PAS-3S ta; T-APN ijscurav, A-APN
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and the
base things of the
world and the
despised God has
chosen, the things that are not,
so that He may
nullify the things that are,
kai; CONJ ta; T-APN ajgenh' A-APN tou' T-GSM kovsmou N-GSM kai; CONJ ta; T-APN ejxouqenhmevna ejxelevxato oJ T-NSM qeov?, N-NSM ta; T-APN mh; PRT o~nta, V-PXP-APN i&na CONJ ta; T-APN o~nta V-PXP-APN katarghvsh/, V-AAS-3S
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so that
no * man may
boast before God.
o&pw? ADV mh; PRT kauchvshtai V-ADS-3S pa'sa A-NSF sa;rx ejnwvpion ADV tou' T-GSM qeou'. N-GSM
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But by His doing you are in
Christ Jesus,
who became to us
wisdom from
God, and
righteousness and
sanctification, and
redemption,
ejx aujtou' P-GSM de; CONJ uJmei'? P-2NP ejste V-PXI-2P ejn PREP Xristw'/ N-DSM #Ihsou', N-DSM oJ;? R-NSM ejgenhvqh V-AOI-3S sofiva N-NSF hJmi'n P-1DP ajpo; PREP qeou', N-GSM dikaiosuvnh N-NSF te PRT kai; CONJ aJgiasmo;? N-NSM kai; CONJ ajpoluvtrwsi?, N-NSF
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so that,
just as it is
written, "LET HIM WHO
BOASTS,
BOAST IN THE
LORD."
i&na CONJ kaqw;? ADV gevgraptai, V-RPI-3S JO T-NSM kaucwvmeno? V-PNP-NSM ejn PREP kurivw/ N-DSM kaucavsqw. V-PNM-3S