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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:
God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world —what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,
God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,
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:
and the insignificant things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,
God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
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,
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.