1 Corinthians 1:28

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and the things which the world regards as base, and those which it sets utterly at nought--things that have no existence--God has chosen in order to reduce to nothing things that do exist;

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1 Corinthians 1:28 in Bible Translations

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and the things which the world regards as base, and those which it sets utterly at nought--things that have no existence--God has chosen in order to reduce to nothing things that do exist;

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in KJV →

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in ASV →

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:

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in DRB →

And the base things of the world, and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen, and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are:

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in DBT →

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;

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in ERV →

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:

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in WBT →

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in WEB →

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in YLT →

and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless —

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in AKJV →

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

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1 Corinthians 1:28 in Bible Translations

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)

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and the things which the world regards as base, and those which it sets utterly at nought--things that have no existence--God has chosen in order to reduce to nothing things that do exist;

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in KJV →

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in ASV →

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:

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in DRB →

And the base things of the world, and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen, and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are:

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in DBT →

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;

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in ERV →

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:

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in WBT →

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in WEB →

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in YLT →

and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless —

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in AKJV →

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

Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →