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God Chooses the "Nothings"
Commentators explain that the phrase "things which are not" is a powerful climax to Paul's list. It refers to people considered so insignificant by the world that they are treated as non-existent—the ultimate "nobodies." Scholars note this is about human perception, not a person's actual value to God. God intentionally chooses those the world dismisses to accomplish His purposes.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 1:28
18th Century
Theologian
And base things of the world. Those things which by the world are esteemed ignoble. Literally, those which are not of noble or illustrious…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 1:28
19th Century
Bishop
And things which are not.—This climax loses somewhat of its force by the insertion of the word “and,” which is not in som…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 1:27–28
19th Century
Preacher
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the thin…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 1:28
Paul continues by stating that God has chosen those of the lower levels of society. First he mentions the slave class and the despised. These terms…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 1:28
16th Century
Theologian
Things that are not. He uses similar terms in Romans 4:17, but in a different sense. For in that passage, when describing the universal ca…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 1:28
17th Century
Pastor
And base things of the world
Who are reckoned the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things; men of mean…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 1:26–31
17th Century
Minister
God did not choose philosophers, orators, statesmen, or men of wealth, power, and influence in the world to publish the gospel of grace and peace. …