Catholic Public Domain Version
"But God has chosen the foolish of the world, so that he may confound the wise. And God has chosen the weak of the world, so that he may confound the strong. "
— 1 Corinthians 1:27, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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;”
“but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong; ”
“but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;”
“But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong.”
“But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise: and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong.”
“But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;”
“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;”
But to those who have been called, Jews as well as Greeks, the Christ is the virtue of God and the wisdom of God.
For what is foolishness to God is considered wise by men, and that which is weakness to God is considered strong by men.
So take care of your vocation, brothers. For not many are wise according to the flesh, not many are powerful, not many are noble.
But God has chosen the foolish of the world, so that he may confound the wise. And God has chosen the weak of the world, so that he may confound the strong.
And God has chosen the ignoble and contemptible of the world, those who are nothing, so that he may reduce to nothing those who are something.
So then, nothing that is of the flesh should glory in his sight.
But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who was made by God to be our wisdom and justice and sanctification and redemption.