Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
For consider, brothers, the way God called you; that not many of you, in accordance with human standards, were wise, not many influential, not many of high birth.
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
Holman Bible
Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective,
International Standard Version
Brothers, think about your own calling. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
A Conservative Version
For notice your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many eminent.
American Standard Version
For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called :
Amplified
Just look at your own calling, believers; not many [of you were considered] wise according to human standards, not many powerful or influential, not many of high and noble birth.
An Understandable Version
Now consider how you were when you were called, brothers. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were from prominent families.
Anderson New Testament
For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble call you;
Bible in Basic English
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:
Common New Testament
For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to fleshly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for consider, brethren, that not many worldly wise, not many men of power, not many men of birth are among you that are called.
Darby Translation
For consider your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.
Godbey New Testament
For you see your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many influential, not many high-born:
Goodspeed New Testament
For consider, brothers, what happened when God called you. Not many of you were what men call wise, not many of you were influential, not many were of high birth.
John Wesley New Testament
Behold your calling brethren: that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called:
Julia Smith Translation
For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not, many well born:
King James 2000
For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For consider your calling, brothers, that not many [were] wise according to human standards, not many [were] powerful, not many [were] well born.
Modern King James verseion
For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise men according to the flesh are called, not many mighty, not many noble.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Brethren, look on your calling how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many of high degree are called:
Moffatt New Testament
Why, look at your own ranks, my brothers; not many wise men (that is, judged by human standards), not many leading men, not many of good birth, have been called!
Montgomery New Testament
For consider your own calling, brothers, that not many wise in earthly wisdom, not many powerful, not many of noble birth, have been called.
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.
New Heart English Bible
For consider your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;
Noyes New Testament
For consider, brethren, who ye are that have been called; not many wise men after the fashion of the world, not many mighty, not many noble;
Sawyer New Testament
For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble [are called];
The Emphasized Bible
For be looking at the calling of you, brethren, - that there were not many wise, according to flesh. Not many powerful, not many high-born:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many fleshly wise, not many men in power, not many men of high birth, are called:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Look at the facts of your Call, Brothers. There are not many among you who are wise, as men reckon wisdom, not many who are influential, not many who are high-born;
Webster
For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called:
Weymouth New Testament
For consider, brethren, God's call to you. Not many who are wise with merely human wisdom, not many of position and influence, not many of noble birth have been called.
World English Bible
For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;
Worrell New Testament
For ye behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are chosen;
Worsley New Testament
For ye see by your calling, brethren, that not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called:
Youngs Literal Translation
for see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
Themes
Calling » Not many noble or mighty men being called
God » People of general references to » Called the "chosen ones"
Jesus Christ » Who is in jesus Christ
God's People » General references to » Called the "chosen ones"
Interlinear
Ou
οὐ
Ou
οὐ
Ou
Usage: 1032
Usage: 1032
Polus
πολύς πολλός
Polus
πολύς πολλός
Polus
Usage: 292
Usage: 292
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 1:26
Images 1 Corinthians 1:26
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 1:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Boast In The Lord
25 It is so, because God's nonsense is wiser than men's wisdom, and God's weakness is mightier than men's might. 26 For consider, brothers, the way God called you; that not many of you, in accordance with human standards, were wise, not many influential, not many of high birth. 27 Just the opposite: God chose what the world calls foolish to put the wise to shame, what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:20
So where is your philosopher? Where is your man of letters? Where is your logician of this age? Has not God shown up the nonsense of the world's wisdom?
Matthew 11:25-26
At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children.
Luke 1:3
have handed them down to us, I too, most excellent Theophilus, because I have carefully investigated them all from the start, have felt impressed to write them out in order for you
Luke 10:21
At that very moment, by the power of the Holy Spirit, He exulted and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, I thank you that your good pleasure made it so.
Luke 18:24-25
So when Jesus saw it, He said, "How hard it is for those who have money to get into the kingdom of God!
John 4:46-53
So He came back to Cana in Galilee where He had turned the water into wine. Now there was at Capernaum an officer of the king's court whose son was sick.
John 7:47-49
Then the Pharisees answered, "You are not swept off your feet too, are you?
John 19:38-39
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked permission of Pilate to remove the body of Jesus, and Pilate granted it. So he went and removed His body.
Acts 13:7
He was an intimate friend of the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent for Barnabas and Saul and in this way tried to hear God's message.
Acts 13:12
The governor, because he saw what had occurred, was thunderstruck at the Lord's teaching, and so came to believe.
Acts 17:34
Some men, however, joined him and came to believe, among them Dionysius, a member of the city council; also a woman named Damaris, and some others.
1 Corinthians 2:3-6
Yes, as for myself, it was in weakness and fear and great trembling that I came to you,
1 Corinthians 2:8
Not one of this world's leaders understands it, for if they had, they would never have crucified our glorious Lord.
1 Corinthians 2:13
These truths we are setting forth, not in words that man's wisdom teaches but in words that the Spirit teaches, in this way fitting spiritual words to spiritual truths.
1 Corinthians 3:18-20
Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you supposes that he is wise in this world's wisdom, as compared with the rest of you, to become really wise he must become a fool.
Philippians 4:22
All God's people wish to be remembered to you, but more especially the members of the Emperor's household.
James 1:9-11
Let the poor brother of lowly station rejoice in his exalted station as a Christian,
James 2:5
Listen, my dearly loved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
James 3:13-17
Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show by his noble living that his good deeds are done in humility, which wisdom prompts.
2 John 1:1
The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love, and not only I but all who know the truth,