1 Corinthians 1:27
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
235 [e]ἀλλὰ
alla
ButConj
3588 [e]τὰ
ta
theArt-ANP
3474 [e]μωρὰ
mōra
foolish thingsAdj-ANP
3588 [e]τοῦ
tou
of theArt-GMS
2889 [e]κόσμου
kosmou
worldN-GMS
1586 [e]ἐξελέξατο
exelexato
has chosenV-AIM-3S
3588 [e]
ho
- Art-NMS
2316 [e]Θεός
Theos
GodN-NMS
2443 [e]ἵνα
hina
thatConj
2617 [e]καταισχύνῃ
kataischynē
He might shameV-PSA-3S
3588 [e]τοὺς
tous
theArt-AMP
4680 [e]σοφούς,
sophous
wise;Adj-AMP
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
3588 [e]τὰ
ta
theArt-ANP
772 [e]ἀσθενῆ
asthenē
weak thingsAdj-ANP
3588 [e]τοῦ
tou
of theArt-GMS
2889 [e]κόσμου
kosmou
worldN-GMS
1586 [e]ἐξελέξατο
exelexato
choseV-AIM-3S
3588 [e]
ho
- Art-NMS
2316 [e]Θεός
Theos
GodN-NMS
2443 [e]ἵνα
hina
thatConj
2617 [e]καταισχύνῃ
kataischynē
He might shameV-PSA-3S
3588 [e]τὰ
ta
theArt-ANP
2478 [e]ἰσχυρά,
ischyra
strong;Adj-ANP





















Greek Texts
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 1:27 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεός ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς, καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεός ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά,

ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 1:27 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς, καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά,

ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 1:27 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς, καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά,

ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 1:27 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός, ἵνα τοὺς σοφοὺς καταισχύνῃ· καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά·

ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 1:27 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς, ἵνα τοὺς σοφούς καταισχύνῃ, καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά,

ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 1:27 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς, καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά,

ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 1:27 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς, ἵνα τοὺς σοφούς καταισχύνῃ· καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά·

ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 1:27 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα τοὺς σοφούς καταισχύνῃ καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά

1 Corinthians 1:27 Hebrew Bible
כי אם בסכל שבעולם בחר האל למען ביש את החכמים ובחלוש שבעולם בחר האל למען ביש את החזק׃

1 Corinthians 1:27 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܐܠܐ ܓܒܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܤܟܠܘܗܝ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܢܒܗܬ ܠܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܓܒܐ ܟܪܝܗܘܗܝ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܢܒܗܬ ܠܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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,

King James Bible
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.
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