For, I think that God has exhibited us apostles last of all, like men condemned to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong,

not at all meaning the immoral people of this world, or with the greedy and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to try trivial cases?

and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it. For the form of this world is passing away.

When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.