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1 Corinthians 2:1-7
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
1
And when I came to you, brothers
and sisters,
I did not come as
someone
superior in speaking ability or wisdom, as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God.
2
For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
3
I also was with you in weakness and fear, and in great trembling,
4
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of mankind, but on the power of God.
6
Yet 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;
7
but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden
wisdom
which God predestined before the ages to our glory;
King James Version
Chapter 2
1
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 2
1
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.
2
I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
3
I came to you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
4
My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
5
so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.
6
We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
7
On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom in a mystery, a wisdom God predestined before the ages for our glory.
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
1
When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan.
2
For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.
3
I came to you in weakness — timid and trembling.
4
And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit.
5
I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God.
6
Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.
7
No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God — his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began.
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
1
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.
2
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
3
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling,
4
and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5
so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
6
Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
7
But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.
New International Version
Chapter 2
1
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
2
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
3
I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling.
4
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
5
so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
6
We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
7
No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
New King James Version
Chapter 2
1
And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.
2
For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
3
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
4
And my speech and my preaching
were
not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5
that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
6
However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden
wisdom
which God ordained before the ages for our glory,
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