New International VersionGod chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
New Living TranslationGod chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
English Standard VersionGod chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,
Berean Standard BibleHe chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
Berean Literal Bibleand the low-born of the world, and the things being despised, God also chose--the things not being--that He might annul the things being,
King James BibleAnd 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:
New King James Versionand the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
New American Standard Bibleand the insignificant things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,
NASB 1995and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,
NASB 1977and the base things of the world and the despised, God has chosen, the things that are not, that He might nullify the things that are,
Legacy Standard Bibleand the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may abolish the things that are,
Amplified BibleGod has selected [for His purpose] the insignificant (base) things of the world, and the things that are despised
and treated with contempt, [even] the things that are nothing, so that He might reduce to nothing the things that are,
Christian Standard BibleGod has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world —what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,
Holman Christian Standard BibleGod has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,
American Standard Versionand 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:
Contemporary English VersionWhat the world thinks is worthless, useless, and nothing at all is what God has used to destroy what the world considers important.
English Revised Versionand 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:
GOD'S WORD® TranslationGod chose what the world considers ordinary and what it despises-what it considers to be nothing-in order to destroy what it considers to be something.
Good News TranslationHe chose what the world looks down on and despises and thinks is nothing, in order to destroy what the world thinks is important.
International Standard VersionAnd God chose what is insignificant in the world, what is despised, what is nothing, in order to destroy what is something,
NET BibleGod chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,
New Heart English BibleAnd God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, what is considered to be nothing, to bring to nothing what is considered to be something,
Webster's Bible TranslationAnd 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:
Weymouth New Testamentand 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;
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleHe chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
World English BibleGod 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,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Versionand God chose the base things of the world, and the things despised, and the things that are not, that He may make useless the things that are—
Berean Literal Bibleand the low-born of the world, and the things being despised, God also chose--the things not being--that He might annul the things being,
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 --
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd the ignoble things of the world, and the despised things, has God chosen, and things not being, that the things being he might leave unemployed:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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:
Catholic Public Domain VersionAnd God has chosen the ignoble and contemptible of the world, those who are nothing, so that he may reduce to nothing those who are something.
New American Bibleand God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something,
New Revised Standard VersionGod chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleAnd he has chosen those of humble families in the world, and the lowly, and those who are insignificant, in order to belittle those who consider themselves important,
Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAnd he has chosen those of low descent in the world and the rejects and those who are nothing, to nullify those who are,
NT Translations
Anderson New Testamentand the ignoble things of the world, and the things that are despised, has God chosen, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are;
Godbey New Testamentand God has chosen the base-born of the world, and those of no reputation, the things which are not, that He may set at nought the things which are,
Haweis New Testamentand the ignoble things of the world, and the despicable, hath God elected, and the things that are not, to bring to nought the things which are,
Mace New Testamentthose who were looked upon by the world as vile, as despicable, as nothing, these has God chosen to reduce their sufficiency to nothing.
Weymouth New Testamentand 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;
Worrell New Testamentand the base things of the world, and things despised, did God choose, and the things that are not, that He might bring to nought the things that are;
Worsley New Testamentand
things in the opinion of the world ignoble, and despicable, and
accounted as nothing, hath God chosen, to abolish
things that are
in esteem among men;
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