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New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 2

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

1And when I cameG2064 to you, brethrenG80, I 1did not comeG2064 with superiorityG5247 of speechG3056 orG2228 of wisdomG4678, proclaimingG2605 to you 2the 3testimonyG3142 of GodG2316. 2For I determinedG2919 to knowG3609 nothingG3756G5100 amongG1722 you exceptG1508 4JesusG2424 ChristG5547, and Him crucifiedG4717. 3I was with you in 5weaknessG769 and in 6fearG5401 and in muchG4183 tremblingG5156, 4and my 7messageG3056 and my preachingG2782 were 8not in persuasiveG3981 wordsG3056 of wisdomG4678, but in demonstrationG585 of 9the SpiritG4151 and of powerG1411, 5soG2443 that your faithG4102 would not 10restG1510 on the wisdomG4678 of menG444, but on 11the powerG1411 of GodG2316.

6YetG1161 we do speakG2980 wisdomG4678 amongG1722 thoseG3588 who are 12matureG5046; a wisdomG4678, howeverG1161, not of 13thisG3778 ageG165 norG3761 of the rulersG758 of 14thisG3778 ageG165, who are 15passingG2673 awayG2673; 7but we speakG2980 God’sG2316 wisdomG4678 in a 16mysteryG3466, the hiddenG613 wisdom whichG3739 GodG2316 17predestinedG4309 beforeG4253 the 18agesG165 to our gloryG1391; 8the wisdom 19whichG3739 noneG3762 of the rulersG758 of 20thisG3778 ageG165 has understoodG1097; for ifG1487 they had understoodG1097 it they would not have crucifiedG4717 21the LordG2962 of gloryG1391; 9but justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “22Things whichG3739 eyeG3788 has not seenG3708 and earG3775 has not heardG191, And which have not enteredG305 the heartG2588 of manG444, AllG3745 that GodG2316 has preparedG2090 for thoseG3588 who loveG25 Him.” 102324For to us GodG2316 revealedG601 them 25throughG1223 the SpiritG4151; for the SpiritG4151 searchesG2045 allG3956 thingsG3956, evenG2532 the 26depthsG899 of GodG2316. 11For whoG5101 among menG444 knowsG3609 the thoughts of a manG444 exceptG1508 the 27spiritG4151 of the manG444 which is in him? EvenG2532 soG3779 the thoughts of GodG2316 noG3762 oneG3762 knowsG1097 exceptG1508 the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316. 12NowG1161 we 28have receivedG2983, not the spiritG4151 of 29the worldG2889, but the SpiritG4151 whoG3588 is from GodG2316, soG2443 that we may knowG3609 the thingsG5483 freelyG5483 givenG5483 to us by GodG2316, 13whichG3739 things we alsoG2532 speakG2980, 30not in wordsG3056 taughtG1318 by humanG442 wisdomG4678, but in those taughtG1318 by the SpiritG4151, 31combiningG4793 spiritualG4152 thoughts with spiritualG4152 words.

14But 32a 33naturalG5591 manG444 34does not acceptG1209 the things of the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, for they are 35foolishnessG3472 to him; and he cannotG1410G3756 understandG1097 them, becauseG3754 they are spirituallyG4153 36appraisedG350. 15But he who is 37spiritualG4152 appraisesG350 allG3956 thingsG3956, yetG1161 he himselfG846 is appraisedG350 by noG3762 oneG3762. 16For 38whoG5101 has knownG1097 the mindG3563 of the LordG2962, that he will instructG4822 Him? But 39we haveG2192 the mindG3563 of ChristG5547.

Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 2:1 1 Cor 1:17; 2:4, 13 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 2:1 1 Cor 2:7 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 2:1 One early ms reads mystery ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 2:2 1 Cor 1:23; Gal 6:14 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 2:3 1 Cor 4:10; 2 Cor 11:30; 12:5, 9f; 13:9 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 2:3 Is 19:16; 2 Cor 7:15; Eph 6:5 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 2:4 Lit word ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 2:4 1 Cor 1:17; 2:1, 13 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 2:4 Rom 15:19; 1 Cor 4:20 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 2:5 Lit be ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 2:5 2 Cor 4:7; 6:7; 12:9 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 2:6 Eph 4:13; Phil 3:15; Heb 5:14; 6:1 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 2:6 Matt 13:22; 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 2:6 Matt 13:22; 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 2:6 1 Cor 1:28 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 2:7 Rom 11:25; 16:25f; 1 Cor 2:1 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 2:7 Rom 8:29f ↩
  18. 18. 1 Corinthians 2:7 Heb 1:2; 11:3 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Corinthians 2:8 1 Cor 1:26; 2:6 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Corinthians 2:8 Matt 13:22; 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Corinthians 2:8 Acts 7:2; James 2:1 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Corinthians 2:9 Is 64:4; 65:17 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Corinthians 2:10 One early ms reads But ↩
  24. 24. 1 Corinthians 2:10 Matt 11:25; 13:11; 16:17; Gal 1:12; Eph 3:3, 5 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Corinthians 2:10 John 14:26 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Corinthians 2:10 Rom 11:33ff ↩
  27. 27. 1 Corinthians 2:11 Prov 20:27 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Corinthians 2:12 Rom 8:15 ↩
  29. 29. 1 Corinthians 2:12 1 Cor 1:27 ↩
  30. 30. 1 Corinthians 2:13 1 Cor 1:17; 2:1, 4 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual things for spiritual men ↩
  32. 32. 1 Corinthians 2:14 Or an unspiritual ↩
  33. 33. 1 Corinthians 2:14 1 Cor 15:44, 46; James 3:15; Jude 19 mg ↩
  34. 34. 1 Corinthians 2:14 John 14:17 ↩
  35. 35. 1 Corinthians 2:14 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
  36. 36. 1 Corinthians 2:14 Or examined ↩
  37. 37. 1 Corinthians 2:15 1 Cor 3:1; 14:37; Gal 6:1 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Corinthians 2:16 Is 40:13; Rom 11:34 ↩
  39. 39. 1 Corinthians 2:16 John 15:15 ↩

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2

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