But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

Brothers 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. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.

Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."

13.Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

"Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?"