1 Corinthians 2:2

1 Corinthians 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
• New International Version (NIV)For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

Context of 1 Corinthians 2:2

1When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with excellence of speech or wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God. For I decided not to know about anything among you except Yeshua the Messiah—and Him crucified. 3I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. 4My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power—

1 Corinthians 2:2 word by word

οὐ γὰρ ἔκρινά τι εἰδέναι ἐν ὑμῖν εἰ μὴ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν καὶ τοῦτον ἐσταυρωμένον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• I determinedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• notοὐou · noG3756
• to knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• any thingτιςtis · oneG5100
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• saveεἰei · if: notG1487
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 2:2

• 1 Corinthians 1:22For Jewish people ask for signs and Greek people seek after wisdom,
• John 17:3And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Yeshua the Messiah, the One You sent.
• Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Yeshua the Messiah was clearly portrayed as crucified.
• Galatians 6:14But may I never boast—except in the cross of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. Through Him the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
• Philippians 3:8More than that, I consider all things to be loss in comparison to the surpassing value of the knowledge of Messiah Yeshua my Lord. Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things; and I consider them garbage in order that I might gain Messiah

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I determined not to know any thing among you - Satisfied that the Gospel of God could alone make you wise unto salvation, I determined to cultivate no other knowledge, and to teach nothing but Jesus Christ, and him crucified, as the foundation of all true wisdom, piety, and happiness. No other doctrine shall I proclaim among you.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For I determined - I made a resolution. This was my fixed, deliberate purpose when I came there. It was not a matter of accident, or chance, that I made Christ my great and constant theme, but it was my deliberate purpose. It is to be recollected that Paul made this resolution, knowing the special fondness of the Greeks for subtle disquisitions, and for graceful and finished elocution; that he formed it when his own mind, as we may judge from his…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. 22. The Greek implies, "The only definite thing that I made it my business to know among you, was to know Jesus Christ (His person) and Him crucified (His office)" [Alford], not exalted on the earthly throne of David, but executed as the vilest malefactor. The historical fact of Christ's crucifixion had probably been put less prominently forward by the seekers after human wisdom in the Corinthian church, to avoid offending learned heathens and Jews…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 2:2

• Cross
• Humility
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Philosophy
• Preaching
• Reasoning
• Wisdom
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Jesus Christ
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Judge
• Lord
• Mystery
• Spiritually

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