28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,

28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,

28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.

28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,

28 He chose what the world thinks is unimportant and what the world looks down on and thinks is nothing in order to destroy what the world thinks is important.

28 and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

28 and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;

28 God chose what the world considers ordinary and what it despises—what it considers to be nothing—in order to destroy what it considers to be something.

28 God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world —what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,

28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are,

28 and the insignificant of the world, and the despised, God chose, the things that are not, in order that he might abolish the things that are,

28 God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. He chose what is not considered to be important to do away with what is considered to be important.

28 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,