G3588–ὁ–ho

For after the world by its wisdom--as God in His wisdom had ordained--had failed to gain the knowledge of God, God was pleased, by the apparent foolishness of the Message which we preach, to save those who accepted it.

τῇ tēa “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”ὁ ho “the”τῆς tēs “the”τὸν ton “<the>”ὁ ho “<the>”τῆς tēs “the”τοῦ tou “of the”τοὺς tous “those”

but to those who have received the Call, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

τοῖς tois “to those”

Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might.

τὸ to “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τῶν tōn “<the>”τὸ to “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τῶν tōn “<the>”

For consider, brethren, God's call to you. Not many who are wise with merely human wisdom, not many of position and influence, not many of noble birth have been called.

τὴν tēn “the”

But God has chosen the things which the world regards as foolish, in order to put its wise men to shame; and God has chosen the things which the world regards as destitute of influence, in order to put its powerful things to shame;

τὰ ta “the”τοῦ tou “of the”ὁ ho “<the>”τοὺς tous “the”τὰ ta “the”τοῦ tou “of the”ὁ ho “<the>”τὰ ta “the”

and 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;

τὰ ta “the”τοῦ tou “of the”τὰ ta “the [things]”ὁ ho “<the>”τὰ ta “the [things]”τὰ ta “the [things]”

to prevent any mortal man from boasting in the presence of God.

τοῦ tou “<the>”

in order that it may be as Scripture says, "He who boasts--let his boast be in the Lord."

ὁ ho “The [one]”

And as for myself, brethren, when I came to you, it was not with surpassing power of eloquence or earthly wisdom that I came, announcing to you that which God had commanded me to bear witness to.

τὸ to “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

For I determined to be utterly ignorant, when among you, of everything except of Jesus Christ, and of Him as having been crucified.

τοῦ tou “of the”

And my language and the Message that I proclaimed were not adorned with persuasive words of earthly wisdom, but depended upon truths which the Spirit taught and mightily carried home;

ὁ ho “the”τὸ to “the”

so that your trust might rest not on the wisdom of man but on the power of God.

ἡ hē “the”

Yet when we are among mature believers we do speak words of wisdom; a wisdom not belonging, however, to the present age nor to the leaders of the present age who are soon to pass away.

τοῖς tois “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τῶν tōn “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τῶν tōn “who”

But in dealing with truths hitherto kept secret we speak of God's wisdom--that hidden wisdom which, before the world began, God pre-destined, so that it should result in glory to us;

τὴν tēn “which”ὁ ho “<the>”τῶν tōn “the”

a wisdom which not one of the leaders of the present age possesses, for if they had possessed it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.

τῶν tōn “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τὸν ton “the”τῆς tēs “<the>”

But--to use the words of Scripture--we speak of things which eye has not seen nor ear heard, and which have never entered the heart of man: all that God has in readiness for them that love Him.

ὁ ho “<the>”τοῖς tois “for those”

For us, however, God has drawn aside the veil through the teaching of the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, including the depths of the divine nature.

ὁ ho “<the>”τοῦ tou “the”τὸ to “The”τὰ ta “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

For, among human beings, who knows a man's inner thoughts except the man's own spirit within him? In the same way, also, only God's Spirit is acquainted with God's inner thoughts.

τὰ ta “the [things]”τοῦ tou “of the”τὸ to “the”τοῦ tou “of the”τὸ to “that [is]”τὰ ta “the [things]”τοῦ tou “<the>”τὸ to “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes forth from God, that we may know the blessings that have been so freely given to us by God.

τὸ to “the”τοῦ tou “of the”τὸ to “the”τὸ to “who [is]”τοῦ tou “<the>”τὰ ta “the [things]”τοῦ tou “<the>”

The unspiritual man rejects the things of the Spirit of God, and cannot attain to the knowledge of them, because they are spiritually judged.

τὰ ta “the [things]”τοῦ tou “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

But the spiritual man judges of everything, although he is himself judged by no one.

ὁ ho “He who [is]”τὰ ta “<the>”

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are just God's servants, through whose efforts, and as the Lord granted power to each, you accepted the faith.

ὁ ho “the”

I planted and Apollos watered; but it was God who was, all the time, giving the increase.

ὁ ho “<the>”

So that neither the planter nor the waterer is of any importance. God who gives the increase is all in all.

ὁ ho “the [one]”ὁ ho “the [one]”ὁ ho “the [One]”

Now in aim and purpose the planter and the waterer are one; and yet each will receive his own special reward, answering to his own special work.

ὁ ho “The [one]”ὁ ho “the [one]”τὸν ton “<the>”τὸν ton “<the>”