1COR 1:26 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So brothers and sisters, think about how God called you. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, and not many were of noble birth,

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, magenta:vocative, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise according to the flesh, not many were powerful, and not many were of noble birth.

UST For proof that this is so, think about the fact that God chose you the way you are, fellow believers. From a human perspective, most of you did not think wisely, do powerful deeds, or belong to important families.

BSB § 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.

BLB For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

AICNT Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

OEB Look at the facts of your call, friends. There are not many among you who are wise, as people reckon wisdom, not many who are influential, not many who are high-born;

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV for see your calling, brothers, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

FBV Brothers and sisters, remember your calling—and that this did not include many who are wise, humanly speaking; not many who are powerful; not many who are important.

TCNT Consider your calling, brothers, that not many of you were wise according to the flesh, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

T4T My fellow believers, remember what kind of people you were when God chose you. Not many of you whom he chose are people whom unbelievers considered to be wise. Very few of you were considered to be important. Very few of you came from families with a high social standing.

LEB For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise according to human standards,[fn] not many were powerful, not many were well born.

1:26 Literally “according to flesh”

BBE 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:

Moff No Moff 1COR book available

Wymth For consider, brethren, God's call to you. Not many who are wise with merely human wisdom, not many of position and influence, not many of noble birth have been called.

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

DRA For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble:

YLT for see your calling, brethren, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

Drby For consider your calling, brethren, that [there are] not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.

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

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

KJB-1769 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
(For ye/you_all see your calling, brethren/brothers, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: )

KJB-1611 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Brethren, ye see your callyng, howe that not many wise men after the fleshe, not many myghtie, not many noble are called.
(Brethren, ye/you_all see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many myghtie, not many noble are called.)

Gnva For brethren, you see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.
(For brethren/brothers, you see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. )

Cvdl Brethren loke on youre callinge, how that not many wyseme after the flesh, not many mightie, not many of hye degre are called:
(Brethren look on your(pl) callinge, how that not many wyseme after the flesh, not many mighty, not many of high degree are called:)

TNT Brethren loke on youre callinge how that not many wyse men after the flesshe not many myghty not many of hye degre are called:
(Brethren look on your(pl) callinge how that not many wise men after the flesh not many mighty not many of high degree are called: )

Wycl But, britheren, se ye youre clepyng; for not many wise men aftir the fleisch, not many myyti, not many noble.
(But, brethren/brothers, see ye/you_all your(pl) clepyng; for not many wise men after the flesh, not many myyti, not many noble.)

Luth Sehet an, liebe Brüder, euren Beruf: nicht viel Weise nach dem Fleisch, nicht viel Gewaltige, nicht viel Edle sind berufen.
(Sehet an, liebe brothers, yours Beruf: not many Weise after to_him flesh, not many Gewaltige, not many Edle are berufen.)

ClVg Videte enim vocationem vestram, fratres, quia non multi sapientes secundum carnem, non multi potentes, non multi nobiles:[fn]
(Videte because vocationem vestram, brothers, because not/no multi sapientes after/second carnem, not/no multi potentes, not/no multi nobiles: )

1.26 Videte enim. Vere stultum et infirmum Dei, est sapientius et fortius hominibus. Quod in vobis potestis experiri. Insipientes enim et infirmi vos vocaverunt, inter stulta et infirma Dei enumerati sunt tales vocatores, qui tamen confundunt sapientes et fortes. Et vere sunt tales, quia non multi. Non autem ait, nulli, forsan pro se, qui solus inter apostolos sæcularium litterarum peritus, terrenarum opum dives, Romanæ dignitatis parentela conspicuus fuit; qui tamen hæc nihili pendit, nec usus est eis.

1.26 Videte because. Vere stultum and weak of_God, it_is sapientius and fortius hominibus. That in to_you potestis experiri. Insipientes because and infirmi you vocaverunt, between stulta and infirma of_God enumerati are tales vocatores, who tamen confundunt sapientes and strong. And vere are tales, because not/no multi. Non however ait, nulli, forsan for se, who solus between apostolos sæcularium litterarum peritus, terrenarum opum dives, Romanæ dignitatis parentela conspicuus fuit; who tamen these_things nihili pendit, but_not use it_is eis.

UGNT βλέπετε γὰρ τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα, οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί, οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς.
(blepete gar taʸn klaʸsin humōn, adelfoi, hoti ou polloi sofoi kata sarka, ou polloi dunatoi, ou polloi eugeneis.)

SBL-GNT Βλέπετε γὰρ τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα, οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί, οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς·
(Blepete gar taʸn klaʸsin humōn, adelfoi, hoti ou polloi sofoi kata sarka, ou polloi dunatoi, ou polloi eugeneis;)

TC-GNT Βλέπετε γὰρ τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα, οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί, οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς·
(Blepete gar taʸn klaʸsin humōn, adelfoi, hoti ou polloi sofoi kata sarka, ou polloi dunatoi, ou polloi eugeneis; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, For introduces proof for or examples of what Paul has claimed so far about God choosing to work through foolishness and weakness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this connection with a word or phrase that introduces examples or support. Alternate translation: [For instance,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν

the calling ˱of˲_you_all

Here, calling refers primarily to who the Corinthians were at the time of their calling. It does not primarily refer to God’s act in calling them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could emphasize this aspect in your translation. Alternate translation: [who you were at your calling]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί

brothers

Here, brothers does not just refer to men but to people of any sex. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express brothers with a non gendered word or refer to both genders. Alternate translation: [brothers and sisters]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

(Occurrence -1) οὐ πολλοὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: βλέπετε γὰρ τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν ἀδελφοί ὅτι οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς)

Here Paul uses a form that can more easily be stated in inverse form in many languages. If: (1) your language would most naturally put not with the verb instead of many, you could do so here. Alternate translation: [many were not … many were not … and many were not] (2) your language would most naturally use a word that indicates a small number of people here, you could use it without not. Alternate translation: [few … few … and few]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

(Occurrence -1) οὐ πολλοὶ

While Paul does not explicitly state that not many refers to the Corinthians, he is referring to the Corinthians when he says not many. If it would be helpful in your language, you could insert “you.” Alternate translation: [not many of you … not many of you … and not many of you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα, οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί, οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς

not many wise according_to /the/_flesh not many powerful not many noble

Paul here uses the phrase according to the flesh to clarify what he means by wise, and also powerful, and also of noble birth, not just wise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could move the phrase according to the flesh so that it is clear that it modifies all three of these statements. Alternate translation: [according to the flesh, not many were wise, not many were powerful, and not many were of noble birth]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατὰ σάρκα

according_to /the/_flesh

Here Paul uses the phrase according to the flesh to refer to human ways of thinking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning of this phrase by stating the idiom according to the flesh with a phrase that refers to human values or perspectives. Alternate translation: [according to human definitions] or [according to what humans value]

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