For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise men according to the flesh are called, not many mighty, not many noble.

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit from God, so that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God.

And these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, so that no one of you may be puffed up against one another.

Already you are full! Already you are rich! You have reigned as kings without us! And oh that indeed you did reign, that we also might reign with you.

For though I am free from all, yet I have made myself servant to all, so that I might gain the more.

And to the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might gain the Jews. To those who are under the Law, I became as under the Law, so that I might gain those who are under the Law.

To those who are outside Law, I became as outside Law (not being outside law to God, but under the Law to Christ), so that I might gain those who are outside Law.

To the weak I became as the weak, so that I might gain the weak. I am made all things to all men, so that I might by all means save some.

And this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I might be partaker of it with you.

But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest proclaiming to others I myself might be rejected.

yet in a church I desire to speak five words with my mind, so that I might also teach others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.