1 Corinthians 1:27 Cross References - Murdock

²⁷ But God hath chosen the foolish ones of the world, to shame the wise; and he hath chosen the feeble ones of the world, to shame the mighty;

¹⁸ And as he walked on the shore of the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Cephas, and Andrew his brother, who were casting nets into the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ And Jesus said to them: Follow me; and I will cause you to become fishers of men. ²⁰ And immediately, they left their nets, and went after him. ²¹ And as he passed on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, who were mending their nets. And Jesus called them. ²² And they immediately left the ship and their father, and went after him.

⁹ And as Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man sitting at the custom-house, whose name was Matthew. And he said to him, Follow me: and he arose and followed him.

²⁵ At that time Jesus answered and said: I praise thee, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to little children.

¹⁶ And they said to him: Hearest thou what these are saying? Jesus said to them: Yes. Have ye never read, Out of the mouth of children and infants

³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from among the crowd, said to him: Rabbi, rebuke thy disciples. ⁴⁰ He said to them: I tell you, that, if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.

¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your enemies will be unable to withstand.

¹¹ This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner. ¹² Neither is there deliverance in any other; for there is not another name under heaven, which is given to men, whereby to live. ¹³ And when they heard the speech of Simon and John, which they pronounced confidently, they reflected that these were unlearned and plebeian men, and they were surprised at them, and recognized them as having been conversant with Jesus. ¹⁴ And they saw that the lame man, who had been healed, stood near them; and they could say nothing to confront them. ¹⁵ Then they commanded to remove them from the presence of the council; and said one to another: ¹⁶ What shall we do to these men? For lo, that a manifest sign hath been wrought by them, is known to all that reside at Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But that the fame of it spread no further, let us interdict their speaking any more to any man in this name. ¹⁸ And they called them, and commanded them not to speak nor to teach at all in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹ Simon Cephas and John answered, and said to them: Whether it be right before God, that we hearken to you more than to God, judge ye. ²⁰ For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard. ²¹ And they threatened them, and dismissed them. For they found no ground for punishing them, because of the people: for every one praised God for what had been done;

⁹ And there rose up some of the synagogue which is called that of the freed men, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and persons from Cilicia and from Asia; and they disputed with Stephen. ¹⁰ And they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit that spoke by him.

³⁵ This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, Who constituted thee a ruler and judge over us? this same did God, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush, send to them to be their captain and deliverer.

⁵⁴ And when they heard these things, they were filled with rage in their souls; and they gnashed their teeth against him.

¹⁸ And also philosophers of the sect of Epicureans, and others who were called Stoics, disputed with him. And one and another of them said: What doth this word-monger mean? Others said: He announceth foreign deities; because he preached to them Jesus and his resurrection.

²⁴ And after a few days, Felix, and Drusilla his wife who was a Jewess, sent and called for Paul; and they heard him concerning faith in the Messiah. ²⁵ And while he was discoursing with them on righteousness, and on holiness, and on the future judgment, Felix was filled with fear; and he said: For the present time, go: and when I have opportunity, I will send for thee.

²⁰ Where is the wise? Or where is the scribe? Or where is the disputant of this world? Lo, hath not God showed, that the wisdom of this world is folly?

⁷ But we have this treasure in an earthen vessel, that the excellency of the power might be from God, and not from us.

⁴ For the arms of our warfare are not those of the flesh, but those of the power of God; by which we subdue rebellious castles. ⁵ And we demolish imaginations, and every lofty thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and subjugate all reasonings to obedience to the Messiah.

¹⁰ For there are some who say, His epistles are weighty and forcible, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

⁵ Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of the world, but the rich in faith, to be heirs in the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him?