ASV
KJV
28. 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:

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

ERVEN
28. And God chose what the world thinks is not important—what the world hates and thinks is nothing. He chose these to destroy what the world thinks is important.

NLT
28. 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.

WEB
28. and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

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

NLV
28. God has chosen what is weak and foolish of the world, what is hated and not known, to destroy the things the world trusts in.

HCSB
28. God has chosen the world's insignificant and despised things-- the things viewed as nothing-- so He might bring to nothing the things that are viewed as something,

YLT
28. 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 --

LITV
28. And God chose the low-born of the world, and the despised, and the things that are not, so that He might bring to nothing the things that are,

RV
28. and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, {cf15i yea} and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

NCV
28. He chose what the world thinks is unimportant and what the world looks down on and thinks is nothing in order to destroy what the world thinks is important.

MKJV
28. and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are;

AKJV
28. And base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yes, and things which are not, to bring to nothing things that are:

LXXEN



KJV
28. 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:

AMP
28. And God also selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is lowborn and insignificant and branded and treated with contempt, even the things that are nothing, that He might depose and bring to nothing the things that are,

KJVP
28. And G2532 CONJ base things G36 A-APN of G3588 T-GSM the G3588 T-GSM world G2889 N-GSM , and G2532 CONJ things which are despised G1848 V-RPP-APN , hath God G2316 N-NSM chosen G1586 V-AMI-3S , [ yea , ] and G2532 CONJ things G3588 T-GSM which G3588 T-APN are G5607 V-PXP-APN not G3361 PRT-N , to G2443 CONJ bring to naught G2673 V-AAS-3S things that are G5607 V-PXP-APN :

YLT
28. 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 --

ASV
28. 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:

WEB
28. and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

NASB
28. and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something,

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

RV
28. and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, {cf15i yea} and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

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

NKJV
28. 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,

MKJV
28. and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are;

AKJV
28. And base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yes, and things which are not, to bring to nothing things that are:

NRSV
28. God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are,

NIV
28. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are,

NIRV
28. God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. He chose what is not considered to be important to do away with what is considered to be important.

NLT
28. 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.

MSG
28. chose these "nobodies" to expose the hollow pretensions of the "somebodies"?

GNB
28. He chose what the world looks down on and despises and thinks is nothing, in order to destroy what the world thinks is important.

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

ERVEN
28. And God chose what the world thinks is not important—what the world hates and thinks is nothing. He chose these to destroy what the world thinks is important.