For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called :

but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.

Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other.

Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have come to reign without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken away from among you.

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye were led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might led.

howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.