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Let no oneΜηδεὶςdeceiveἐξαπατάτωhimself.ἑαυτὸνIfεἴanyoneτιςamongἐνyouὑμῖνthinksδοκεῖhe isεἶναιwiseσοφὸςinἐνthisτῷ τούτῳage,αἰῶνιlet him becomeγενέσθωfoolish,μωρὸςso thatἵναhe may becomeγένηταιwise.σοφός
1 Corinthians 3:18
Study it in the app“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may become wise.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 3:18, word by word
- Let no oneΜηδεὶςMēdeis
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “Mēdeis” appears- deceiveἐξαπατάτωexapatatō
deceive
Deceive, lead astray completely.
Where else “exapatatō” appears- thinksδοκεῖdokei
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokei” appears- he isεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- wiseσοφὸςsophos
wise
Wise, skilled, clever.
Where else “sophos” appears- ageαἰῶνιaiōni
age
This present world, or the one to come.
Where else “aiōni” appears- let him becomeγενέσθωgenesthō
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genesthō” appears- foolishμωρὸςmōros
foolish, fool
Foolish, stupid; as a noun, a fool.
Where else “mōros” appears
The context
17If anyone destroys God’s sanctuary, God will destroy him; for God’s sanctuary is holy, and that is what you are.
18 · This verse (above)
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness;