New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 2

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

1And when I cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, Idid not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064with superiorityὑπεροχὴνhuperochēnG5247of speechλόγουlogouG3056orἢēG2228of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,proclaimingκαταγγέλλωνkatangellōnG2605to you thetestimonyG3142of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

2For I determinedἔκρινάekrinaG2919to knowG3609nothingοὐ τιou tiG3756 G5100amongἐνenG1722you exceptG1508JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,and Him crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον.estaurōmenonG4717.

3I was with you inweaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769and infearφόβῳphobōG5401and in muchπολλῷpollōG4183tremblingτρόμῳtromōG5156,

4and mymessageλόγοςlogosG3056and my preachingκήρυγμάkērugmaG2782werenot in persuasiveπειθοῖςpeithoisG3981wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,but in demonstrationἀποδείξειapodeixeiG585ofthe SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and of powerδυνάμεως,dunameōsG1411,

5soἵναinaG2443that your faithπίστιςpistisG4102would notrestᾖēG1510on the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, but onthe powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6YetδὲdeG1161we do speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980wisdomΣοφίανSophianG4678amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who arematureτελείοις,teleioisG5046;a wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678,howeverδὲdeG1161, not ofthisτούτουtoutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165norοὐδὲoudeG3761of the rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758ofthisτούτουtoutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165, who arepassingG2673awayG2673;

7but we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980God’sθεοῦtheouG2316wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678in amysteryμυστηρίῳmustēriōG3466,the hiddenἀποκεκρυμμένην,apokekrummenēnG613wisdomwhichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316predestinedπροώρισενproōrisenG4309beforeπρὸproG4253theagesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165to our gloryδόξανdoxanG1391;

8the wisdomwhichἣνhēnG3739noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of the rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758ofthisτούτουtoutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165has understoodἔγνωκεν·egnōkenG1097;for ifεἰeiG1487they had understoodἔγνωσαν,egnōsanG1097it they would not have crucifiedἐσταύρωσαν,estaurōsanG4717the LordκύριονkurionG2962of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391;

9but justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “Things whichG3739eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788has not seenG3708and earοὖςousG3775has not heardἤκουσενēkousenG191, And whichhave not enteredἀνέβη,anebēG305the heartκαρδίανkardianG2588of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,AllG3745that GodθεὸςtheosG2316has preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090for thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Him.”

10For to us GodθεὸςtheosG2316revealedἀπεκάλυψενapekalupsenG601themthroughδιὰdiaG1223the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151;for the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151searchesἐραυνᾷ,eraunaG2045allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956,evenκαὶkaiG2532thedepthsβάθηbathēG899of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

11For whoτίςtisG5101among menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444knowsG3609the thoughtsof a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444exceptG1508thespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444which is in him? EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the thoughtsof GodθεοῦtheouG2316noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsἔγνωκενegnōkenG1097exceptG1508the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

12NowδὲdeG1161wehave receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983,not the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,but the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whoG3588is from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,soἵναinaG2443that we may knowG3609the thingsG5483freelyG5483givenG5483to us by GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

13whichἃhaG3739things we alsoκαὶkaiG2532speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980,not in wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056taughtδιδακτοῖςdidaktoisG1318by humanἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsG442wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,but in those taughtδιδακτοῖςdidaktoisG1318by the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,combiningσυγκρίνοντες.sugkrinontesG4793spiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152thoughtswith spiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152words.

14But anaturalψυχικὸςpsuchikosG5591manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444does not acceptδέχεταιdechetaiG1209the things of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, for they arefoolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472to him; and he cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410 G3756understandγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097them, becauseὅτιhotiG3754they are spirituallyπνευματικῶςpneumatikōsG4153appraisedἀνακρίνεται.anakrinetaiG350.

15But he who isspiritualπνευματικὸςpneumatikosG4152appraisesἀνακρίνειanakrineiG350allG3956thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,yetG1161he himselfαὐτὸςautosG846is appraisedἀνακρίνεται.anakrinetaiG350by noG3762oneοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762.

16ForwhoτίςtisG5101has knownἔγνωegnōG1097the mindνοῦνnounG3563of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,that he will instructσυμβιβάσειsumbibaseiG4822Him? Butwe haveἔχομεν.¶echomenG2192the mindνοῦνnounG3563of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2