1 Corinthians 2
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1 Corinthians 2:1-9

1WhenIG2504cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I did not comeἦλθον οὐēlthon ouG3756G2064withκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596eloquenceὑπεροχὴν λόγουhuperochēn logouG5247G3056orἢēG2228wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678asI proclaimedκαταγγέλλωνkatangellōnG2605to youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὸtoG3588testimonyG3142τοῦtouG3588about Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
2ForγὰρgarG1063I resolvedἔκρινάekrinaG2919to knowG1492nothingοὐ τιou tiG3756G5100while I waswithἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andκαὶkaiG2532HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον.estaurōmenonG4717.
3IG2504cameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς·humasG4771inἐνenG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769andG2532ἐνenG1722fearφόβῳphobōG5401,andG2532withἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183tremblingτρόμῳtromōG5156.
4καὶkaiG2532MyG1473ὁhoG3588messageλόγοςlogosG3056andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473τὸtoG3588preachingκήρυγμάkērugmaG2782werenotοὐκoukG3756withἐνenG1722persuasiveπειθοῖςpeithoisG3981wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235withἐνenG1722a demonstrationἀποδείξειapodeixeiG585of the Spirit’sπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151καὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμεως,dunameōsG1411,
5so thatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102would not restμὴ ᾖmē ēG3361G1510onἐνenG1722men’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235onἐνenG1722God’sθεοῦ.¶theouG2316powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411.
6AmongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588matureτελείοις,teleioisG5046,howeverδὲdeG1161,we speak a messageλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980of wisdomΣοφίανSophianG4678—butδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756thewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165orοὐδὲoudeG3761of theτῶνtōnG3588rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165,whoτῶνtōnG3588are coming to nothingκαταργουμένων·katargoumenōnG2673.
7NoἀλλὰallaG235,we speak ofλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980themysteriousἐν μυστηρίῳen mustēriōG1722G3466τὴνtēnG3588andhiddenἀποκεκρυμμένην,apokekrummenēnG613wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichἣνhēnG3739ὁhoG3588HeθεὸςtheosG2316destinedπροώρισενproōrisenG4309forεἰςeisG1519ourG1473gloryδόξανdoxanG1391beforeπρὸproG4253τῶνtōnG3588timeαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165began.
8NoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of theτῶνtōnG3588rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165understoodἔγνωκεν·egnōkenG1097itἣνhēnG3739.ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487they hadἔγνωσαν,egnōsanG1097,they would not have crucifiedοὐκ ἂν ἐσταύρωσαν,ouk an estaurōsanG302G3756G4717theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962τῆςtēsG3588of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.
9RatherἀλλὰallaG235,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125G3739: “NoοὐκoukG3756eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788has seenG3708καὶkaiG2532,noοὐκoukG3756earοὖςousG3775has heardἤκουσενēkousenG191καὶkaiG2532,noοὐκoukG3756heartκαρδίανkardianG2588has imaginedἐπὶ ἀνθρώπου ἀνέβη,epi anthrōpou anebēG305G1909G444,whatG3745ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090for those whoτοῖςtoisG3588loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.”
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