He chose what the world looks down on and despises and thinks is nothing, in order to destroy what the world thinks is important.

The one who plants and the one who waters really do not matter. It is God who matters, because he makes the plant grow.

So then, about eating the food offered to idols: we know that an idol stands for something that does not really exist; we know that there is only the one God.

I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains---but if I have no love, I am nothing.

With their idols they have made me angry, jealous with their so-called gods, gods that are really not gods. So I will use a so-called nation to make them angry; I will make them jealous with a nation of fools.

The nations are nothing at all to him.

All these gods are useless; they can do nothing at all--- these idols are weak and powerless."

I am acting like a fool---but you have made me do it. You are the ones who ought to show your approval of me. For even if I am nothing, I am in no way inferior to those very special "apostles" of yours.