For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble [are called];

Afterwards he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most continue even to the present time, but some have fallen asleep.

For even if there are those called Gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as there are many gods and many lords,

For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body being many are one body, so also is Christ;

and those which we esteem to be less honorable members of the body, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our uncomely members have more abundant comeliness,