1 Corinthians 2

1When IG2504 cameG2064 toG4314 youG4771, brothersG80, I did not comeG3756G2064 withG2596 eloquenceG5247G3056 orG2228 wisdomG4678 as I proclaimedG2605 to youG4771 theG3588 testimonyG3142 about GodG2316. 2ForG1063 I resolvedG2919 to knowG1492 nothingG3756G5100 while I was withG1722 youG4771 exceptG1487G3361 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 andG2532 HimG3778 crucifiedG4717. 3IG2504 cameG1096 toG4314 youG4771 inG1722 weaknessG769 andG2532 fearG5401, andG2532 withG1722 muchG4183 tremblingG5156. 4MyG1473 messageG3056 andG2532 myG1473 preachingG2782 were notG3756 withG1722 persuasiveG3981 wordsG3056 of wisdomG4678, butG235 withG1722 a demonstrationG585 of the Spirit’sG4151 powerG1411, 5so thatG2443 yourG4771 faithG4102 would not restG3361G1510 onG1722 men’sG444 wisdomG4678, butG235 onG1722 God’sG2316 powerG1411.

Spiritual Wisdom

(Ephesians 1:15–23)

6AmongG1722 theG3588 matureG5046, howeverG1161, we speak a messageG2980 of wisdomG4678—butG1161 notG3756 the wisdomG4678 of thisG3778 ageG165 or of theG3588 rulersG758 of thisG3778 ageG165, whoG3588 are coming to nothingG2673. 7NoG235, we speak ofG2980 the mysteriousG1722G3466 and hiddenG613 wisdomG4678 of GodG2316,1 whichG3739 He destinedG4309 forG1519 ourG1473 gloryG1391 beforeG4253 timeG165 began. 8NoneG3762 of theG3588 rulersG758 of thisG3778 ageG165 understoodG1097 it. ForG1063 ifG1487 they hadG1097, they would not have crucifiedG302G3756G4717 theG3588 LordG2962 of gloryG1391. 9RatherG235, asG2531 it is writtenG1125:

10ButG1063 GodG2316 has revealedG601 it to usG1473 byG1223 theG3588 SpiritG4151.

TheG3588 SpiritG4151 searchesG2045 all thingsG3956, evenG2532 theG3588 deepG899 things of GodG2316. 11ForG1063 whoG5101 among menG444 knowsG1492 theG3588 thoughts of manG444 exceptG1487G3361 his own spiritG4151 withinG1722 himG846? SoG3779 tooG2532, no oneG3762 knowsG1097 theG3588 thoughts of GodG2316 exceptG1487G3361 theG3588 SpiritG4151 of GodG2316. 12WeG1473 have not receivedG2983G3756 theG3588 spiritG4151 of theG3588 worldG2889, butG235 theG3588 SpiritG4151 whoG3588 is fromG1537 GodG2316, thatG2443 we may understandG1492 whatG3588 GodG2316 has freely givenG5483 usG1473. 13AndG2532 this is what we speakG2980, notG3756 inG1722 wordsG3056 taughtG1318 us by humanG442 wisdomG4678, butG235 inG1722 words taughtG1318 by the SpiritG4151, expressingG4793 spiritual truthsG4152 in spiritualG4152 words.3

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The naturalG5591 manG444 does notG3756 acceptG1209 the things thatG3588 come from theG3588 SpiritG4151 of GodG2316. ForG1063 they areG1510 foolishnessG3472 to himG846, andG2532 he cannotG3756G1410 understandG1097 them, becauseG3754 they are spirituallyG4153 discernedG350. 15TheG3588 spiritualG4152 man judgesG350 all thingsG3956, butG1161 he himselfG846 is not subject to anyone’s judgmentG350G5259G3762. 16“ForG1063 whoG5101 has knownG1097 the mindG3563 of the LordG2962, so as to instructG4822 HimG846?”4 ButG1161 weG1473 haveG2192 the mindG3563 of ChristG5547.