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ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article γὰρ σοφία τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article κόσμου τούτουplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 μωρία παρὰ τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θεῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς greek Masculine noun meaning: * A god or goddess * God ἐστιν·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. γέγραπται γάρ, ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δρασσόμενος τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σοφοὺς ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) |
| ESV |
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
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| NIV |
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”;
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| NLT |
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.”
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| KJV |
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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1 Corinthians 3:18 ← 1 Corinthians 3:19 → 1 Corinthians 3:20
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