1 Corinthians 1:26-29

²⁶Brothers, 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.

²⁷But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

²⁸He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

²⁹so that no one may boast in His presence.

— 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

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Illustration of 1 Corinthians 1:27

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 1:27 -- 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.

But God chose the foolish things of the...

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 1:27

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 1:27 -- 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.

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

• James 2:5
• 1 Corinthians 1:20
• Matthew 11:25
• Psalm 8:2
• Isaiah 29:14
• Acts 4:11-21
• Luke 21:15
• 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
• 2 Corinthians 4:7
• Zephaniah 3:12

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