Explaining why, Paul wrote: “You behold his calling of you, brothers, that not many wise in a fleshly way were called, not many powerful, not many of noble birth; but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put the wise men to shame. ”
Paskaidrodams, kāpēc tas tā bija, Pāvils rakstīja: ” Raugait, brāļi, savus aicinātos, nav tur taču daudz pasaules gudro, nav daudz vareno, nav daudz augsti dzimušo. Bet kas ģeķīgs pasaulē, to Dievs ir izredzējis, lai liktu kaunā gudros. ”