Modern Translations New International VersionBrothers 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. New Living Translation Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. English Standard Version 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. Berean Study Bible 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. New American Standard Bible For consider your calling, brothers and sisters, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; NASB 1995 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; NASB 1977 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; Amplified Bible Just look at your own calling, believers; not many [of you were considered] wise according to human standards, not many powerful or influential, not many of high and noble birth. Christian Standard Bible Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. Holman Christian Standard Bible Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. Contemporary English Version My dear friends, remember what you were when God chose you. The people of this world didn't think that many of you were wise. Only a few of you were in places of power, and not many of you came from important families. Good News Translation Now remember what you were, my friends, when God called you. From the human point of view few of you were wise or powerful or of high social standing. GOD'S WORD® Translation Brothers and sisters, consider what you were when God called you to be Christians. Not many of you were wise from a human point of view. You were not in powerful positions or in the upper social classes. International Standard Version Brothers, think about your own calling. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. NET Bible 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. Classic Translations King James BibleFor ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: New King James Version For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. King James 2000 Bible For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: New Heart English Bible For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise from a human perspective, not many mighty, not many of noble birth. World English Bible For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble; American King James Version For you see your calling, brothers, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: American Standard Version For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called : A Faithful Version For you see your calling, brethren, that there are not many who are wise according to the flesh, not many who are powerful, not many who are high-born among you. Darby Bible Translation For consider your calling, brethren, that [there are] not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born. English Revised Version For behold your calling, brethren, how that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: Webster's Bible Translation For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called: Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587For brethren, you see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Brethren, ye see your callyng, howe that not many wise men after the fleshe, not many myghtie, not many noble Coverdale Bible of 1535 Brethren loke on youre callinge, how that not many wyseme after the flesh, not many mightie, not many of hye degre are called: Tyndale Bible of 1526 Brethren loke on youre callinge how that not many wyse men after the flesshe not many myghty not many of hye degre are called: Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor see your calling, brothers, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; Berean Literal Bible For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. Young's Literal Translation for see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; Smith's Literal Translation For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not, many well born: Literal Emphasis Translation For consider your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble: Catholic Public Domain Version So take care of your vocation, brothers. For not many are wise according to the flesh, not many are powerful, not many are noble. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishFor you see also your calling my brethren, that not many among you are wise in the flesh, neither are many among you mighty, neither are many among you children of a great family line. Lamsa Bible For consider also your own calling, my brethren, not many among you are wise in terms of worldly things, and not many among you are mighty, and not many among you belong to the nobility. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble call you; Godbey New Testament For you see your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many influential, not many high-born: Haweis New Testament For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many fleshly wise, not many men in power, not many men of high birth, are called: Mace New Testament for consider, brethren, that not many worldly wise, not many men of power, not many men of birth are among you that are called. Weymouth New Testament 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. Worrell New Testament For ye behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are chosen; Worsley New Testament For ye see by your calling, brethren, that not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called:     |