Bible Strong
Explore
Open the app
1 Corinthians 2

1 Corinthians

NASB2020

Français

English

Original languages and others

Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeStrong’s numbers

Reading mode

New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 2:3-16

3I alsoG2532 was with you in 1weaknessG769 and 2fearG5401, and in greatG4183 tremblingG5156, 4and my 3messageG3056 and my preachingG2782 were 4not in persuasiveG3981 wordsG3056 of 5wisdomG4678, but in demonstrationG585 of 6the SpiritG4151 and of powerG1411, 5soG2443 thatG2443 your faithG4102 would not 7restG1510 on the 8wisdomG4678 of mankindG444, but on 9the powerG1411 of GodG2316.

6YetG1161 we do speakG2980 wisdomG4678 amongG1722 thoseG3588 who are 10matureG5046; a wisdomG4678, howeverG1161, not of 11thisG3778 ageG165 norG3761 of the rulersG758 of 12thisG3778 ageG165, who are 13passingG2673 awayG2673; 7but we speakG2980 God’sG2316 wisdomG4678 in a 14mysteryG3466, the hiddenG613 wisdom whichG3739 GodG2316 15predestinedG4309 beforeG4253 the 16agesG165 to our gloryG1391; 8the wisdom 17whichG3739 noneG3762 of the rulersG758 of 18thisG3778 ageG165 has understoodG1097; for ifG1487 they had understoodG1097 it, they would not have crucifiedG4717 19the LordG2962 of gloryG1391; 9but justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “20Things whichG3739 eyeG3788 has not seenG3708 and earG3775 has not heardG191, And which have not enteredG305 the humanG444 heartG2588, AllG3745 that GodG2316 has preparedG2090 for thoseG3588 who loveG25 Him.” 102122For to us GodG2316 revealedG601 them 23throughG1223 the SpiritG4151; for the SpiritG4151 searchesG2038 allG3956 thingsG3956, evenG2532 the 24depthsG899 of GodG2316. 11For whoG5101 among peopleG444 knowsG3609 the thoughts of a personG444 exceptG1508 the 25spiritG4151 of the personG444 that is in him? SoG3779 alsoG2532 the thoughts of GodG2316 noG3762 oneG3762 knowsG1097, exceptG1508 the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316. 12NowG1161 we 26have not receivedG2983 the spiritG4151 of 27the worldG2889, but the SpiritG4151 whoG3588 is from GodG2316, soG2443 thatG2443 we may knowG3609 the thingsG5483 freelyG5483 givenG5483 to us by GodG2316. 13We alsoG2532 speakG2980 theseG3739 things, 28not in wordsG3056 taughtG1318 by humanG442 wisdomG4678, but in those taughtG1318 by the SpiritG4151, 29combiningG4793 spiritualG4152 thoughts with spiritualG4152 words.

14But 30a 31naturalG5591 personG444 32does not acceptG1209 the things of the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, for they are 33foolishnessG3472 to him; and he cannotG1410G3756 understandG1097 them, becauseG3754 they are spirituallyG4153 discernedG350. 15But the one who is 34spiritualG4152 discernsG350 allG3956 thingsG3956, yetG1161 he himselfG846 is 35discernedG350 by noG3762 oneG3762. 16For 36whoG5101 has knownG1097 the mindG3563 of the LordG2962, that he will instructG4822 Him? But 37we haveG2192 the mindG3563 of ChristG5547.

Read all of 1 Corinthians 2

Notes

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

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2

New American Standard Bible 2020 — © 1960–2020 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.