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1 Corinthians 2

1And IG2504,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,when I cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,cameἦλθονēlthonG2064notοὐouG3756withκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596excellencyὑπεροχὴνhuperochēnG5247of speechλόγουlogouG3056orἢēG2228of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,declaringκαταγγέλλωνkatangellōnG2605unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771the testimonyτὸtoG3588 G3142of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

2G3588ForγὰρgarG1063I determinedἔκρινάekrinaG2919notοὐouG3756to knowG1492any thingτιtiG5100amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,saveεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532himτοῦτονtoutonG3778crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον.estaurōmenonG4717.

3AndκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς·humasG4771inἐνenG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722fearφόβῳphobōG5401,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183tremblingτρόμῳtromōG5156.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532myG1473speechὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473preachingτὸ κήρυγμάto kērugmaG3588 G2782wasnotοὐκoukG3756withἐνenG1722enticingπειθοῖςpeithoisG3981wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056of man’sG442wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722demonstrationἀποδείξειapodeixeiG585of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532of powerδυνάμεως,dunameōsG1411:

5ThatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102should notμὴmēG3361standᾖēG1510inἐνenG1722the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6HowbeitδὲdeG1161we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980wisdomΣοφίανSophianG4678amongἐνenG1722themτοῖςtoisG3588that are perfectτελείοις,teleioisG5046:yetδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588 G165,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of the princesτῶν ἀρχόντωνtōn archontōnG3588 G758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588 G165,thatτῶνtōnG3588come to noughtκαταργουμένων·katargoumenōnG2673:

7τὴνtēnG3588ButἀλλὰallaG235we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722a mysteryμυστηρίῳmustēriōG3466, eventhe hiddenἀποκεκρυμμένην,apokekrummenēnG613wisdom,whichἣνhēnG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316ordainedπροώρισενproōrisenG4309beforeπρὸproG4253the worldτῶν αἰώνωνtōn aiōnōnG3588 G165untoεἰςeisG1519ourG1473gloryδόξανdoxanG1391:

8WhichἣνhēnG3739noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of the princesτῶν ἀρχόντωνtōn archontōnG3588 G758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588 G165knewἔγνωκεν·egnōkenG1097:forγὰρgarG1063hadεἰeiG1487they knownἔγνωσαν,egnōsanG1097it,they wouldG4717notοὐκ ἂνouk anG3756 G302have crucifiedG4717the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962of gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391.

9ButἀλλὰallaG235asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,EyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788ἃhaG3739hathG3708notοὐκoukG3756seenG3708,norκαὶkaiG2532οὐκoukG3756earοὖςousG3775heardἤκουσενēkousenG191,neitherκαὶkaiG2532have enteredἀνέβη,anebēG305οὐκoukG3756intoἐπὶepiG1909the heartκαρδίανkardianG2588of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,the things whichἃhaG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090for themτοῖςtoisG3588that loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

10ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161Godθεὸς τοῦtheos touG3588 G2316hath revealedἀπεκάλυψενapekalupsenG601themunto usG1473byδιὰdiaG1223hisG846Spiritπνεύματος τὸpneumatos toG3588 G4151:forγὰρgarG1063the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151searchethἐραυνᾷ,eraunaG2045all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,yeaκαὶkaiG2532,the deep thingsτὰ βάθηta bathēG3588 G899of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

11ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίςtisG5101manἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444knowethG1492the thingsτὰtaG3588of a manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444,saveεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361the spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444which isτὸtoG3588inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ;autōG846?evenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the thingsτὰtaG3588of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316knowethG1492no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762,butεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

12NowδὲdeG1161weG1473have receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983,notοὐouG3756the spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151of the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889,butἀλλὰallaG235the spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151which isτὸtoG3588ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316;thatἵναinaG2443we might knowG1492the things thatτὰtaG3588are freely givenχαρισθένταcharisthentaG5483to usG1473ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316.

13Which thingsἃhaG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980,notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722the wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056which man’sἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsG442wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678teachethδιδακτοῖςdidaktoisG1318,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whichἐνenG1722the HolyG40GhostπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151teachethδιδακτοῖςdidaktoisG1318;comparingσυγκρίνοντες.sugkrinontesG4793spiritual thingsπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152with spiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152.

14ButδὲdeG1161the naturalψυχικὸςpsuchikosG5591manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444receivethδέχεταιdechetaiG1209notοὐouG3756the thingsτὰtaG3588of the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316:forγὰρgarG1063they areἐστιν,estinG1510foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472unto himαὐτῷautōG846:καὶkaiG2532neitherοὐouG3756canδύναταιdunataiG1410he knowγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097them,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they are spirituallyπνευματικῶςpneumatikōsG4153discernedἀνακρίνεται.anakrinetaiG350.

15ButδὲdeG1161he thatG3588is spiritualπνευματικὸςpneumatikosG4152G3303judgethἀνακρίνειanakrineiG350all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,yetδὲdeG1161he himselfαὐτὸςautosG846is judgedἀνακρίνεται.anakrinetaiG350ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259no manοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762.

16ForγὰρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101hath knownἔγνωegnōG1097the mindνοῦνnounG3563of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,thatὃςhosG3739he may instructσυμβιβάσειsumbibaseiG4822himαὐτόν;autonG846?ButδὲdeG1161weG1473haveἔχομεν.¶echomenG2192the mindνοῦνnounG3563of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

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