Cross references

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

1 Corinthians 1:27 BSB

1 Corinthians 1:27 has 22 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 20 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 2:5 (52 votes) and Matthew 11:25 (36 votes). 64 other verses point back to it. It links with 26 other books, from Exodus 4 to James 3.

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Which verses does 1 Corinthians 1:27 point to?

The 20 strongest of 22, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. James 2:552 votes

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

  2. At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

  3. Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

  4. Psalm 8:227 votes

    From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

  5. Luke 21:1522 votes

    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

  6. Isaiah 29:1419 votes

    Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

  7. The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

  8. This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” …

  9. Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

  10. “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”

  11. But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

  12. For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

  13. Acts 17:184 votes

    Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

Which verses point to 1 Corinthians 1:27?

The 10 strongest of 64.