27 But God chees tho thingis that ben fonned of the world, to confounde wise men;28 and God chees the feble thingis of the world, to confounde the stronge thingis; and God chees the vnnoble thingis and dispisable thingis of the world, and tho thingis that ben not, to distruye tho thingis that ben;29 that ech man haue not glorie in his siyt.

17 For Crist sente me not to baptise, but to preche the gospel; not in wisdom of word, that the cros of Crist be not voidid awei.

4 and my word and my preching was not in suteli sturyng wordis of mannus wisdom, but in schewyng of spirit and of vertu;

32 And if Y schal be enhaunsid fro the erthe, Y schal drawe alle thingis to my silf.