1 Corinthians 1:28

Wisdom from God

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.28He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,29so that no one may boast in His presence.

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Berean Standard Bible
He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
American Standard Version (1901)
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:
Bible in Basic English
And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:
Douay-Rheims 1899
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:
Free Bible Version
He chose the things that are unimportant and despised by the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
Geneva Bible 1599
And vile things of the worlde and thinges which are despised, hath God chosen, and thinges which are not, to bring to nought thinges that are,
King James (Authorized) Version
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:
Plain English Version
And God picked people from this world that are not great, and people that are like nothing, so that in the end, those other people that reckon they are great, they will become like nothing.
Translation for Translators
It was usually those who are despised and considered {whom unbelievers despise and consider} worthless whom God chose, in order to make completely ineffective what unbelievers consider to be important.
Unlocked Literal Bible
God chose what is low and despised in the world. He even chose things that are regarded as nothing, to bring to nothing things that are held as valuable.
Noah Webster Bible
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
God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that don’t exist, that he might bring to nothing the things that exist,
Young's Literal Translation
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 —