NET Bible
"Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position."
— 1 Corinthians 1:26, NET Bible
“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: ”
“For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: ”
“For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;”
“For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble.”
“For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:”
“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: ”
but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.
But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.
But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong.
God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,
so that no one can boast in his presence.