but

1. nevertheless, notwithstanding

2. an objection

3. an exception

4. a restriction

5. nay, rather, yea, moreover

6. forms a transition to the cardinal matter

weak, infirm, feeble

to pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self

1. choosing one out of many, i.e. Jesus choosing his disciples

2. choosing one for an office

3. of God choosing whom he judged fit to receive his favours and separated from the rest of mankind to be peculiarly his own and to be attended continually by his gracious oversight

   1. i.e. the Israelites

4. of God the Father choosing Christians, as those whom he set apart from the irreligious multitude as dear unto himself, and whom he has rendered, through faith in Christ, citizens in the Messianic kingdom: (James 2:5) so that the ground of the choice lies in Christ and his merits only

a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

the Godhead, trinity

1. God the Father, the first person in the trinity

2. Christ, the second person of the trinity

3. Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

spoken of the only and true God

1. refers to the things of God

2. his counsels, interests, things due to him

whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

1. God's representative or viceregent

   1. of magistrates and judges

that, in order that, so that

strong, mighty

1. of living beings

   1. strong either in body or in mind

   2. of one who has strength of soul to sustain the attacks of Satan, strong and therefore exhibiting many excellences

2. on inanimate things

   1. strong, violent, forcibly uttered, firm, sure

and, also, even, indeed, but

to dishonour, disgrace

to put to shame, make ashamed

1. to be ashamed, blush with shame

2. one is said to be put to shame who suffers a repulse, or whom some hope has deceived

an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government

ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:3

the world, the universe

the circle of the earth, the earth

the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family

the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ

world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly

1. the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ

any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort

1. the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)

foolish

impious, godless

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

wise

1. skilled, expert: of artificers

2. wise, skilled in letters, cultivated, learned

   1. of the Greek philosophers and orators

   2. of Jewish theologians

   3. of Christian teachers

3. forming the best plans and using the best means for their execution