Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 2

1WhenIG2504cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I did not comeἦλθον οὐēlthon ouG3756 G2064withκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596eloquenceὑπεροχὴν λόγουhuperochēn logouG5247 G3056orἢēG2228wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678asI proclaimedκαταγγέλλωνkatangellōnG2605to youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὸtoG3588testimonyG3142τοῦtouG3588about Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

2ForγὰρgarG1063I resolvedἔκρινάekrinaG2919to knowG1492nothingοὐ τιou tiG3756 G5100while I waswithἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andκαὶkaiG2532HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον.estaurōmenonG4717.

3IG2504cameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς·humasG4771inἐνenG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769andG2532ἐνenG1722fearφόβῳphobōG5401,andG2532withἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183tremblingτρόμῳtromōG5156.

4καὶkaiG2532MyG1473ὁhoG3588messageλόγοςlogosG3056andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473τὸtoG3588preachingκήρυγμάkērugmaG2782werenotοὐκoukG3756withἐνenG1722persuasiveπειθοῖςpeithoisG3981wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235withἐνenG1722a demonstrationἀποδείξειapodeixeiG585of the Spirit’sπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151καὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμεως,dunameōsG1411,

5so thatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102would not restμὴ ᾖmē ēG3361 G1510onἐνenG1722men’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235onἐνenG1722God’sθεοῦ.¶theouG2316powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411.

Spiritual Wisdom

(Ephesians 1:15–23)

6AmongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588matureτελείοις,teleioisG5046,howeverδὲdeG1161,we speak a messageλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980of wisdomΣοφίανSophianG4678—butδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756thewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165orοὐδὲoudeG3761of theτῶνtōnG3588rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165,whoτῶνtōnG3588are coming to nothingκαταργουμένων·katargoumenōnG2673.

7NoἀλλὰallaG235,we speak ofλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980themysteriousἐν μυστηρίῳen mustēriōG1722 G3466τὴνtēnG3588andhiddenἀποκεκρυμμένην,apokekrummenēnG613wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichἣνhēnG3739ὁhoG3588HeθεὸςtheosG2316destinedπροώρισενproōrisenG4309forεἰςeisG1519ourG1473gloryδόξανdoxanG1391beforeπρὸproG4253τῶνtōnG3588timeαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165began.

8NoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of theτῶνtōnG3588rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165understoodἔγνωκεν·egnōkenG1097itἣνhēnG3739.ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487they hadἔγνωσαν,egnōsanG1097,they would not have crucifiedοὐκ ἂν ἐσταύρωσαν,ouk an estaurōsanG302 G3756 G4717theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962τῆςtēsG3588of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

9RatherἀλλὰallaG235,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125G3739: “NoοὐκoukG3756eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788has seenG3708καὶkaiG2532,noοὐκoukG3756earοὖςousG3775has heardἤκουσενēkousenG191καὶkaiG2532,noοὐκoukG3756heartκαρδίανkardianG2588has imaginedἐπὶ ἀνθρώπου ἀνέβη,epi anthrōpou anebēG305 G1909 G444,whatG3745ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090for those whoτοῖςtoisG3588loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.”

10ButG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has revealedἀπεκάλυψενapekalupsenG601itto usG1473byδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151G1063.TheτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151searchesἐραυνᾷ,eraunaG2045all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,evenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588deepβάθηbathēG899thingsτοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

11ForγὰρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101among menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444knowsG1492theG3588thoughtsG3588of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361his ownἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG3588 G444spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151G3588withinἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ;autōG846?SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779tooκαὶkaiG2532,no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsἔγνωκενegnōkenG1097theG3588thoughtsG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151G3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

12δὲdeG1161WeG1473have not receivedοὐ ἐλάβομενou elabomenG2983 G3756theτὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,butἀλλὰallaG235theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whoτὸtoG3588isfromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,thatἵναinaG2443we may understandG1492whatτὰtaG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316has freely givenχαρισθένταcharisthentaG5483usG1473.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532this isἃhaG3739whatwe speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980,notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056taughtδιδακτοῖςdidaktoisG1318usby humanἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsG442wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722wordstaughtδιδακτοῖςdidaktoisG1318by the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,expressingσυγκρίνοντες.sugkrinontesG4793spiritual truthsπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152in spiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152words.

14δὲdeG1161ThenaturalψυχικὸςpsuchikosG5591manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444does notοὐouG3756acceptδέχεταιdechetaiG1209the things thatτὰtaG3588come from theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.ForγὰρgarG1063they areἐστιν,estinG1510foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472to himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410understandγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097them,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they are spirituallyπνευματικῶςpneumatikōsG4153discernedἀνακρίνεται.anakrinetaiG350.

15δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588spiritualπνευματικὸςpneumatikosG4152manjudgesἀνακρίνειanakrineiG350τὰtaG3588all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,butδὲdeG1161he himselfαὐτὸςautosG846is not subject to anyone’s judgmentὑπ᾽ οὐδενὸς ἀνακρίνεται.hup᾽ oudenos anakrinetaiG350 G5259 G3762.

16“ForγὰρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101has knownἔγνωegnōG1097themindνοῦνnounG3563of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962, so asὃςhosG3739to instructσυμβιβάσειsumbibaseiG4822Himαὐτόν;autonG846?”ButδὲdeG1161weG1473haveἔχομεν.¶echomenG2192themindνοῦνnounG3563of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

Spiritual Wisdom

(Ephesians 1:15–23)

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2