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ForγὰρconsiderΒλέπετεyourὑμῶνcalling,τὴν κλῆσινbrothers:ἀδελφοίthatὅτιnotοὐmanyπολλοὶwerewiseσοφοὶaccording toκατὰthe flesh,σάρκαnotοὐmanyπολλοὶpowerful,δυνατοίnotοὐmanyπολλοὶof noble birth.εὐγενεῖς
1 Corinthians 1:26
Study it in the app“For consider your calling, brothers: that not many were wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:26, word by word
- considerΒλέπετεBlepete
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “Blepete” appears- callingκλῆσινklēsin
calling
Calling: God's call.
Where else “klēsin” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- wiseσοφοὶsophoi
wise
Wise, skilled, clever.
Where else “sophoi” appears- the fleshσάρκαsarka
mortal
Human beings, frail and mortal.
Where else “sarka” appears- powerfulδυνατοίdynatoi
mighty
One who has strength and ability to act.
Where else “dynatoi” appears- of noble birthεὐγενεῖςeugeneis
well-born
Of distinguished family, well-born.
Where else “eugeneis” appears
The context
25For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 · This verse (above)
27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong things;