1:26a Brothers, consider the time of your calling:

My brothers and sisters, think about ⌊your status in this world⌋ when God called you ⌊to become his people/believers⌋.
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My Christian friends, remember ⌊what your status/position in life was⌋ when God called/summoned you ⌊to follow Christ⌋.
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My fellow believers ⌊in Christ⌋, remember ⌊what you were like⌋ when God called/invited you ⌊to belong to/follow him⌋.

1:26b Not many of you were wise by human standards;

Not many of you were what most people consider wise.
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According to human standards, not many of you were clever/wise.
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The people of this world thought/considered very few of you to be wise people.

1:26c not many were powerful;

Not many of you were powerful people.
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Not many of you held power over other people.
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Only a few of you had positions of power/influence.

1:26d not many were of noble birth.

Not many of you were born into the higher classes of society.
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Only a few of you were born into important/noble families.

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