1 Corinthians 1:24-26
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 Yet to those who are called,(A) both Jews and Greeks, Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom, 25 because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.
Boasting Only in the Lord
26 Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective,[a] not many powerful,(B) not many of noble birth.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit wise according to the flesh
1 Corinthians 1:24-26
New International Version
24 but to those whom God has called,(A) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(B) and the wisdom of God.(C) 25 For the foolishness(D) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(E) of God is stronger than human strength.
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(F) Not many of you were wise(G) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
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