^{26 Ref} For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:

^{27 Ref} But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;

^{28 Ref} And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

^{26 Ref} For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, `are called':

^{27 Ref} but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

^{28 Ref} and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, `yea' and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

^{26 Ref} For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

^{27 Ref} but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

^{28 Ref} and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are: