1 Corinthians 2:3-16

3I was with you in 1weaknessG769 and in 2fearG5401 and in muchG4183 tremblingG5156, 4and my 3messageG3056 and my preachingG2782 were 4not in persuasiveG3981 wordsG3056 of wisdomG4678, but in demonstrationG585 of 5the SpiritG4151 and of powerG1411, 5soG2443 that your faithG4102 would not 6restG1510 on the wisdomG4678 of menG444, but on 7the powerG1411 of GodG2316.

6YetG1161 we do speakG2980 wisdomG4678 amongG1722 thoseG3588 who are 8matureG5046; a wisdomG4678, howeverG1161, not of 9thisG3778 ageG165 norG3761 of the rulersG758 of 10thisG3778 ageG165, who are 11passingG2673 awayG2673; 7but we speakG2980 God’sG2316 wisdomG4678 in a 12mysteryG3466, the hiddenG613 wisdom whichG3739 GodG2316 13predestinedG4309 beforeG4253 the 14agesG165 to our gloryG1391; 8the wisdom 15whichG3739 noneG3762 of the rulersG758 of 16thisG3778 ageG165 has understoodG1097; for ifG1487 they had understoodG1097 it they would not have crucifiedG4717 17the LordG2962 of gloryG1391; 9but justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “18Things 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.” 101920For to us GodG2316 revealedG601 them 21throughG1223 the SpiritG4151; for the SpiritG4151 searchesG2045 allG3956 thingsG3956, evenG2532 the 22depthsG899 of GodG2316. 11For whoG5101 among menG444 knowsG3609 the thoughts of a manG444 exceptG1508 the 23spiritG4151 of the manG444 which is in him? EvenG2532 soG3779 the thoughts of GodG2316 noG3762 oneG3762 knowsG1097 exceptG1508 the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316. 12NowG1161 we 24have receivedG2983, not the spiritG4151 of 25the 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, 26not in wordsG3056 taughtG1318 by humanG442 wisdomG4678, but in those taughtG1318 by the SpiritG4151, 27combiningG4793 spiritualG4152 thoughts with spiritualG4152 words.

14But 28a 29naturalG5591 manG444 30does not acceptG1209 the things of the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, for they are 31foolishnessG3472 to him; and he cannotG1410G3756 understandG1097 them, becauseG3754 they are spirituallyG4153 32appraisedG350. 15But he who is 33spiritualG4152 appraisesG350 allG3956 thingsG3956, yetG1161 he himselfG846 is appraisedG350 by noG3762 oneG3762. 16For 34whoG5101 has knownG1097 the mindG3563 of the LordG2962, that he will instructG4822 Him? But 35we haveG2192 the mindG3563 of ChristG5547.