1 Corinthians 1:26 meaning and explanation

Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

1 Corinthians 1:26, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to a divided congregation in Corinth, a wealthy port city where status and rhetoric were prized. Having just called the cross God's power and wisdom, he turns to the believers' own experience.

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