1 Corinthians 1:28
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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:”
ἐκλέγομαι
To choose, to select, to elect. Eklegomai. You did not choose Me but I chose you. Being chosen by God precedes everything else. Your relationship with God began with His initiative.
θεός
God,
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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καταργέω
He may annul,
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καταργέω
To render ineffective, to abolish, to destroy. Katargeo. He who had the power of death that is the devil was destroyed. The work of the devil has been undone by Christ.
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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εἰμί
being
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἐξουθενέω
despised
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