1 Corinthians 2
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1 Corinthians 2:4-13

4and my 1messageG3056 and my preachingG2782 were 2not in persuasiveG3981 wordsG3056 of 3wisdomG4678, but in demonstrationG585 of 4the SpiritG4151 and of powerG1411, 5soG2443 thatG2443 your faithG4102 would not 5restG1510 on the 6wisdomG4678 of mankindG444, 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 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “18Things 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.” 101920For to us GodG2316 revealedG601 them 21throughG1223 the SpiritG4151; for the SpiritG4151 searchesG2038 allG3956 thingsG3956, evenG2532 the 22depthsG899 of GodG2316. 11For whoG5101 among peopleG444 knowsG3609 the thoughts of a personG444 exceptG1508 the 23spiritG4151 of the personG444 that is in him? SoG3779 alsoG2532 the thoughts of GodG2316 noG3762 oneG3762 knowsG1097, exceptG1508 the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316. 12NowG1161 we 24have not receivedG2983 the spiritG4151 of 25the 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, 26not in wordsG3056 taughtG1318 by humanG442 wisdomG4678, but in those taughtG1318 by the SpiritG4151, 27combiningG4793 spiritualG4152 thoughts with spiritualG4152 words.

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Notes

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

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