“ You behold his calling of you, brothers, ” said the apostle Paul, “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; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put the strong things to shame; and God chose the ignoble things of the world and the things looked down upon, the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are, in order that no flesh might boast in the sight of God. ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1: 26 - 29.
” 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; un, kas nespēcīgs pasaulē, to ir Dievs izredzējis, lai liktu kaunā stipros; un kas pasaulē zems un nicināts un kas nav nekas, to Dievs ir izredzējis, lai iznīcinātu to, kas ir kas; lai nekas, kas ir miesa, nelielās Dieva priekšā. ”