Paul later 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. ” Nevertheless, among the powerful who responded was Sergius Paulus.
बाद में पौलुस ने लिखा: “हे भाइयो, अपने बुलाए जाने को तो सोचो, कि न शरीर के अनुसार बहुत ज्ञानवान, और न बहुत सामर्थी, और न बहुत कुलीन बुलाए गए । ”