1 Corinthians 1:26

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Summary

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

Not many mighty

General references

Isaiah 26:6

Romans 9:16

Bible References

Not many mighty

it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus;

Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum.

After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

All the

saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household.

But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;

Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth,

General references

“The foot will trample it,
The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless.”

So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.