1 Corinthians 2:5

1 Corinthians 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
• New International Version (NIV)so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God.

Context of 1 Corinthians 2:5

3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. 6Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. 7But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.

1 Corinthians 2:5 word by word

ἵνα ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν μὴ ᾖ ἐν σοφίᾳ ἀνθρώπων ἀλλ᾽ ἐν δυνάμει θεοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• faithὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• should notμήmē · notG3361
• standεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
• of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 2:5

• 1 Corinthians 1:17For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
• Acts 16:14One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
• 2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
• 2 Corinthians 6:7by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5That your faith should not stand - That the illumination of your souls and your conversion to God might appear to have nothing human in it: your belief, therefore, of the truths which have been proposed to you is founded, not in human wisdom, but in Divine power: human wisdom was not employed; and human power, if it had been employed, could not have produced the change.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5That your faith - That is, that your belief of the divine origin of the Christian religion. Should not stand - Greek, “should not be;” that is, should not rest upon this; or be sustained by this. God intended to furnish you a firm and solid demonstration that the religion which you embraced was from Him; and this could not be if its preaching had been attended with the graces of eloquence, or the abstractions of refined metaphysical reasoning. It would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5God's control made Paul's preaching successful. Paul did not depend on his intelligence or personality for evangelism. Instead, he relied on the Holy Spirit's power (see also study note on 1 Corinthians 1:18–31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. stand in ... wisdom of men--rest on it, owe its origin and continuance to it.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 2:5

• Faith
• Gospel
• Philosophy
• Power
• Preaching
• Reasoning
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings