For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

弟兄们哪，可见你们蒙召的，按着肉体有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊贵的也不多。

弟兄们哪，想一想你们的蒙召，按着人的观点，有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊贵地位的也不多。

弟兄们哪，想一想你们的蒙召，按着人的观点，有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊贵地位的也不多。

弟兄姊妹，想想你们蒙召时的情形。按人的标准来衡量，你们当中称得上有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，出身名门望族的也不多。

弟兄们，你们想想，你们这些蒙召的，按人（“人”或译：“世上的标准”、“世界的标准”）来看有智慧的不多，有权势的不多，出身尊贵的也不多。

弟兄们，想一想你们所蒙的召唤：按人的标准，你们当中有智慧的不多，有权势的不多，出身高贵的也不多。

弟兄們哪，可見你們蒙召的，按着肉體有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊貴的也不多。

弟兄們哪，想一想你們的蒙召，按着人的觀點，有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊貴地位的也不多。

弟兄們哪，想一想你們的蒙召，按着人的觀點，有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊貴地位的也不多。

弟兄姊妹，想想你們蒙召時的情形。按人的標準來衡量，你們當中稱得上有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，出身名門望族的也不多。

弟兄們，你們想想，你們這些蒙召的，按人（“人”或譯：“世上的標準”、“世界的標準”）來看有智慧的不多，有權勢的不多，出身尊貴的也不多。

弟兄們，看看你們的蒙召吧：按肉身說、有智慧的並不多，有能力的並不多，屬貴族的並不多。

弟兄們，想一想你們所蒙的召喚：按人的標準，你們當中有智慧的不多，有權勢的不多，出身高貴的也不多。

兄弟乎、試觀爾曹奉召、依形軀為智為能為貴者無多也、

兄弟乎、爾之奉召可見矣、貌為智為能為貴者、不多蒙召、

兄弟乎、觀爾蒙召者、以世俗而論、智者不多、能者不多、貴者不多、

願吾兄弟一思其聖召之所在。爾中鮮有世俗之所謂哲人、亦鮮有強有力者、與出身於貴族之人、

Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.

Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when God chose you. Not many of you were considered wise by human standards. Not many of you were powerful. Not many of you belonged to important families.

Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.

Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

For consider your calling, brothers and sisters, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

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

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

Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble,[ are called]:

Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.

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

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written,“ He catches the wise in their craftiness,”and again,“ The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said,“ I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

At that time Jesus declared,“ I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said,“ How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.

Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

The Pharisees answered them,“ Have you also been deceived?Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body.Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight.

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling,and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.

So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill.When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.So Jesus said to him,“ Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”The official said to him,“ Sir, come down before my child dies.”Jesus said to him,“ Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering.So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him,“ Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him,“ Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household.

Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,

Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household.

But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.