God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.

神也拣选了世上卑贱的，被人厌恶的，以及那无有的，为要废掉那有的，

上帝也拣选了世上卑贱的，被人厌恶的，以及那一无所有的，为要废掉那样样都有的，

神也拣选了世上卑贱的，被人厌恶的，以及那一无所有的，为要废掉那样样都有的，

上帝拣选了世上卑贱的、被藐视的和无足轻重的，要使世人看为举足轻重的变得无足轻重。

他也拣选了世上卑贱的和被人轻视的，以及算不得什么的，为了要废弃那些自以为是的，

神也拣选了世上出身低微的、被人藐视的，就是那些不是什么的，为了要废除那些是个什么的，

神也揀選了世上卑賤的，被人厭惡的，以及那無有的，為要廢掉那有的，

上帝也揀選了世上卑賤的，被人厭惡的，以及那一無所有的，為要廢掉那樣樣都有的，

神也揀選了世上卑賤的，被人厭惡的，以及那一無所有的，為要廢掉那樣樣都有的，

上帝揀選了世上卑賤的、被藐視的和無足輕重的，要使世人看為舉足輕重的變得無足輕重。

他也揀選了世上卑賤的和被人輕視的，以及算不得甚麼的，為了要廢棄那些自以為是的，

上帝也揀選了世界上寒微的、被藐視的、無有的，要廢掉那些有的，

神也揀選了世上出身低微的、被人藐視的，就是那些不是什麼的，為了要廢除那些是個什麼的，

且選世之卑賤者、輕忽者、與夫無者以廢有者、

且選世之不貴者、見棄者、人視為無有者、以廢世之有者、

天主又選世之卑賤者、被藐視者、人所視為無有者、以廢世之有者、

世俗所認為卑卑不足道而視若無物者、天主則簡拔之、以毀滅有名無實之徒；

God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things— and the things that are not— to nullify the things that are,

God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important.

God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,

God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world— what is viewed as nothing— to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,

and 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,

and 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,

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:

God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world— what is viewed as nothing— to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,

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:

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

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,

He brings the mighty to ruin without asking anyone, and he sets up others in their place.

That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him,“ I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.

Human pride will be humbled, and human arrogance will be brought down. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.

He doesn’t care how great a person may be, and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the poor. He made them all.In a moment they die. In the middle of the night they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.

Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.

You will look in vain for those who tried to conquer you. Those who attack you will come to nothing.

I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil.But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them!

But though they thunder like breakers on a beach, God will silence them, and they will run away. They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind, like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.In the evening Israel waits in terror, but by dawn its enemies are dead. This is the just reward of those who plunder us, a fitting end for those who destroy us.

Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.

In a single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.

As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits.The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the wind blew them away without a trace, like chaff on a threshing floor. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth.

“ During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain, though not by human hands, that crushed to pieces the statue of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God was showing the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its meaning is certain.”

That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.

“ Just as the Lord has found great pleasure in causing you to prosper and multiply, the Lord will find pleasure in destroying you. You will be torn from the land you are about to enter and occupy.

Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.

You have made me act like a fool. You ought to be writing commendations for me, for I am not at all inferior to these“ super apostles,” even though I am nothing at all.