 God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...  Letters on Missions - Side xxxviiaf William Swan - 1830 - 280 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Adam - 1816 - 754 sider
...wise men after the flesh, not many noble are called ;' but God hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty." So that the very objections raised against them, prove the Nazarenes to be the people whom Immanuel... | |
 | 1816 - 560 sider
...base things of the world, and things which are despised, hechooses, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are ; that no flesh may glory in his presence." But why revert to ancient times? Even now God displays to us sufficient proof, that " his arm bis not... | |
 | Church of England, Sir John Bayley - 1816 - 738 sider
...that in the gospel propagation, " God hath chosen the " fooJiih things of the world to con, " found the wise, and the weak things " of the world to confound the mighty;" and Ь- assigns as a reason why he came not unto the Corinthians with excellency of speech or of wisdom,... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - 1817 - 474 sider
...that have befallen Us, the workings of that over-ruling power " which chooses the foolish things of the *'- world to confound the wise, and the weak " things of the world to confound the " things that are mighty ; that no flesh " should glory in his presence *." It is plainly... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 568 sider
...to reveal himself by the gospel, which they accounted foolishness. He " chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty, and the base things of the world, and things that are despised,... | |
 | 1817 - 590 sider
...after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things whiclTare mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1818 - 376 sider
...obscure mechanic, a stranger in a strange place. It is thus that God chooseth " the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised,... | |
 | 1819 - 478 sider
...many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble. But God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty ; and base things of the world, and thing» which are not, to bring to nought things that are : that no flesh... | |
 | 1823 - 626 sider
...not many noble, are called; but that God, in his infinite wisdom, hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to con• 'found the mighty, that no flesh should glory in his presence. Turning from the sacred pages... | |
 | Willis Harris - 1821 - 344 sider
...he takes occasion to state to his Corinthian brethren, that " God had chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty: and base things of the world, and things which are despised, yea,... | |
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