1 Corinthians 1:27
1 Corinthians 1:27 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
1 Corinthians 1:27 — English Standard Version (ESV)
27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;
1 Corinthians 1:27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
27 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;
1 Corinthians 1:27 — New Living Translation (NLT)
27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
1 Corinthians 1:27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
1 Corinthians 1:27 — New Century Version (NCV)
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and he chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
1 Corinthians 1:27 — American Standard Version (ASV)
27 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;
1 Corinthians 1:27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things;
1 Corinthians 1:27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
27 But God chose what the world considers nonsense to put wise people to shame. God chose what the world considers weak to put what is strong to shame.
1 Corinthians 1:27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
27 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.
1 Corinthians 1:27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;
1 Corinthians 1:27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
27 But the foolish things of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the strong,
1 Corinthians 1:27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. He chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.