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1 Corinthians 1:25

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But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.	Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.	For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Because^G3754 the foolishness^G3474 of God^G2316 is^G2076 wiser than^G4680 men^G444; and^G2532 the weakness^G772 of God^G2316 is^G2076 stronger than^G2478 men^G444.

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Original Greek

ὅτι τὸ μωρὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστί, καὶ τὸ ἀσθενὲς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἰσχυρότερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστί

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	Because
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
μωρὸν	mōron	G3474	A-NSN	foolishness
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
σοφώτερον	sophōteron	G4680	A-NSN-C	wiser than
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	*
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	G444	N-GPM	men
ἐστί,	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
ἀσθενὲς	asthenes	G772	A-NSN	weakness
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
ἰσχυρότερον	ischuroteron	G2478	A-NSN-C	stronger than
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	*
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	G444	N-GPM	men
ἐστί	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G772 — ἀσθενής (asthenḗs, as-then-ace'): weak, infirm, sick — from Α (as a negative particle) and the base of σθενόω; strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral):--more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing).
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2478 — ἰσχυρός (ischyrós, is-khoo-ros'): strong, mighty, powerful — from ἰσχύς; forcible (literally or figuratively):--boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3474 — μωρός (mōrós, mo-ros'): stupid, foolish — probably from the base of μυστήριον; dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd:--fool(-ish, X -ishness).
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G4680 — σοφός (sophós, sof-os'): wise — akin to (clear); wise (in a most general application):--wise. Compare φρόνιμος.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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