1 Corinthians 1:26 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:24 But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.

1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men: and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1 Corinthians 1:26 For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble.

1 Corinthians 1:27 But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise: and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong.

1 Corinthians 1:28 And the base things of the world and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen: and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vocation", "brethren", "wise", "flesh", "mighty", and "noble". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vocation" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For the foolishness of God is wiser..." into verse 27's "But the foolish things of the world...", so "vocation" and "brethren" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "vocation" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.