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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

Context of 1 Corinthians 2:5

3I also was with you in weakness and fear, and in great trembling, 4and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of mankind, but on the power of God. 6Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away; 7but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to 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

• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• your faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• restεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
• of mankindἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• 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, not with cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made of no effect.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
• Acts 16:14A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.
• 2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
• 2 Corinthians 6:7in the word of truth, and in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and 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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• Corinthians, First Epistle to the

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