1 Corinthians 1:28

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:

Cross-reference

1 Corinthians 1:23 presents Christ crucified as foolishness — the ultimate example of the lowly thing God chose to nullify human wisdom.

In 1 Corinthians 2:6, Paul says the rulers of this age are doomed — the same 'things that are' being nullified by God's choice of the lowly.

Job 34:24 Parallel

In Job 34:24, God shatters the mighty and sets others in their place — a direct parallel to God choosing the lowly to nullify the proud.

Isaiah 2:11 Related theme

Isaiah 2:11 describes God humbling the proud and exalting Himself alone—echoing how God uses the lowly to nullify the proud.

Isaiah 2:17 Parallel

Isaiah 2:17 repeats the humbling of pride—a direct parallel to God using lowly things to bring down the lofty.

Isaiah 41:12 promises that enemies will become as nothing—directly matching God's method of making the 'things that are' into nothing.

Daniel 2:34 Parallel

Daniel 2:34 shows a stone cut without hands destroying the great image—a lowly agent from God nullifying world empires.

Daniel 2:35 Parallel

Daniel 2:35 describes the stone becoming a mountain after crushing the image—God's lowly instrument overturns the proud.

Daniel 2:44 Parallel

Daniel 2:44 foretells God's kingdom breaking all earthly kingdoms—the ultimate nullification of human power by divine means.

Daniel 2:45 Parallel

Daniel 2:45 reaffirms the stone not made by hands destroying the kingdoms—God's lowly agent defeats the mighty.

Romans 4:17 Allusion

In Romans 4:17, Paul says God 'calls into being things that were not' — the same phrase used here for choosing the lowly to nullify the proud.

Judges 15:15 has Samson defeating Philistines with a donkey's jawbone — a classic example of God using a weak, despised tool to achieve victory.

2 Corinthians 4:7 says we have treasure in jars of clay — a clear parallel: God uses weak vessels like the lowly to display his power.

Zechariah 4:10 asks not to despise the day of small things — directly reinforcing the theme that God values the insignificant.

Zephaniah 3:12 promises a remnant of meek and humble who trust in God — illustrating the kind of people God chooses.

Micah 5:2 Parallel

Micah 5:2 shows God choosing small Bethlehem for the Messiah — a direct parallel to God choosing the lowly to bring down the mighty.

Daniel 4:17 Parallel

Daniel 4:25 describes Nebuchadnezzar being humbled and driven to beasts — God bringing down the proud, consistent with the pattern of exalting the lowly.

Ezekiel 17:24 declares God brings low the high and exalts the low — a direct parallel to the principle of God choosing the lowly in this verse.

1 Samuel 17:49 recounts David's sling felling Goliath — the quintessential story of the lowly defeating the mighty, echoing God's choice of the weak.

Numbers 22:30 shows God using a donkey to rebuke Balaam — a clear instance of the despised confounding the wise, mirroring the principle here.

Revelation 18:17 depicts the sudden collapse of Babylon's wealth — a judgment that echoes how God brings down the mighty, as in this pattern of choosing the lowly.