Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 1:28
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified® Bible
And God also selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is lowborn {and} insignificant and branded {and} treated with contempt, even the things that are nothing, that He might depose {and} bring to nothing the things that are,
Darby English Version
and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, [and] things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;
International Standard Version
And God chose what is insignificant in the world, what is despised, what is nothing, in order to destroy what is something,
King James Version
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:
Young's Literal Translation
and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --