1 Corinthians 1:26-27 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

²⁶Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

²⁷But 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 1:26-27

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Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 1:27 -- 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.

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Illustration of 1 Corinthians 1:27

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 1:27 -- 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.

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