1 Corinthians 1:26

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth;

Cross References

2 Kings 5:4

So Naaman went in and told his lord, “Thus and so spoke the maiden from the land of Israel.”

Job 37:24

Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”

Zephaniah 3:12

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

Luke 1:3

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

Luke 10:21

In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.

Acts 13:12

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

Acts 13:7

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

Acts 17:34

But some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Are-opagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

1 Corinthians 1:20

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

1 Corinthians 2:13

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

1 Corinthians 2:8

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

Philippians 4:22

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

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brethren. 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?

2 John 1:1

The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth,