Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might.

so that your trust might rest not on the wisdom of man but on the power of God.

Every one of you already has all that heart can desire; already you have grown rich; without waiting for us, you have ascended your thrones! Yes indeed, would to God that you had ascended your thrones, that we also might reign with you!

that there might be no disunion in the body, but that all the members might entertain the same anxious care for one another's welfare.