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1 Corinthians 1:26

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1:26 Think about the circumstances of your call, 1  brothers and sisters. 2  Not many were wise by human standards, 3  not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position. 4 

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[1:26]  1 tn Grk “Think about your calling.” “Calling” in Paul’s writings usually refers to God’s work of drawing people to faith in Christ. The following verses show that “calling” here stands by metonymy for their circumstances when they became Christians, leading to the translation “the circumstances of your call.”

[1:26]  2 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[1:26]  3 tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[1:26]  4 tn The Greek word ευγενής (eugenh") refers to the status of being born into nobility, wealth, or power with an emphasis on the privileges and benefits that come with that position.



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