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.

For no matter how many guides you may have in the Christian life, you will not have many fathers; for in this matter of union with Christ, I became your father, through preaching the good news to you.

For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, many as they are, form one body, so it is with Christ.

After that he was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have fallen asleep.