NASB — 1 Corinthians 2 — KJV

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

1 And when I came° to you, brethren°, I adid not come° with superiority° of speech° or° of wisdom°, proclaiming° to you bthe Itestimony° of God°. 2 For I determined° to know° nothing°° among° you except° aJesus° Christ°, and Him crucified°. 3 I was with you in aweakness° and in bfear° and in much° trembling°, 4 and my Imessage° and my preaching° were anot in persuasive° words° of wisdom°, but in demonstration° of bthe Spirit° and of power°, 5 so° that your faith° would not Irest° on the wisdom° of men°, but on athe power° of God°.

[1] IOne early ms reads mystery a1Co 1:17; 2:4, 13 b1Co 2:7
[2] a1Co 1:23; Ga 6:14
[3] a1Co 4:10; 2Co 11:30; 12:5, 9f; 13:9 bIs 19:16; 2Co 7:15; Ep 6:5
[4] ILit word a1Co 1:17; 2:1, 13 bRo 15:19; 1Co 4:20
[5] ILit be a2Co 4:7; 6:7; 12:9

6 ¶ Yet° we do speak° wisdom° among° those° who are amature°; a wisdom°, however°, not of bthis° age° nor° of the rulers° of bthis° age°, who are cpassing° away°; 7 but we speak° God’s° wisdom° in a amystery°, the hidden° [wisdom] which° God° bpredestined° before° the cages° to our glory°; 8 [the wisdom] awhich° none° of the rulers° of bthis° age° has understood°; for if° they had understood° it they would not have crucified° cthe Lord° of glory°; 9 but just° as it is written°,
  “aTHINGS WHICH° EYE° HAS NOT SEEN° AND EAR° HAS NOT HEARD°,
  AND [which] HAVE NOT ENTERED° THE HEART° OF MAN°,
  ALL° THAT GOD° HAS PREPARED° FOR THOSE° WHO LOVE° HIM.”
10 IaFor to us God° revealed° [them] bthrough° the Spirit°; for the Spirit° searches° all° things°, even° the cdepths° of God°. 11 For who° among men° knows° the [thoughts] of a man° except° the aspirit° of the man° which is in him? Even° so° the [thoughts] of God° no° one° knows° except° the Spirit° of God°. 12 Now° we ahave received°, not the spirit° of bthe world°, but the Spirit° who° is from God°, so° that we may know° the things° freely° given° to us by God°, 13 which° things we also° speak°, anot in words° taught° by human° wisdom°, but in those taught° by the Spirit°, Icombining° spiritual° [thoughts] with spiritual° [words].

[6] aEp 4:13; Php 3:15; He 5:14; 6:1 bMt 13:22; 1Co 1:20 c1Co 1:28
[7] aRo 11:25; 16:25f; 1Co 2:1 bRo 8:29f cHe 1:2; 11:3
[8] a1Co 1:26; 2:6 bMt 13:22; 1Co 1:20 cAc 7:2; Jm 2:1
[9] aIs 64:4; 65:17
[10] IOne early ms reads But aMt 11:25; 13:11; 16:17; Ga 1:12; Ep 3:3, 5 bJn 14:26 cRo 11:33ff
[11] aPv 20:27
[12] aRo 8:15 b1Co 1:27
[13] IOr interpreting spiritual things for spiritual men a1Co 1:17; 2:1, 4

14 ¶ But Ia anatural° man° bdoes not accept° the things of the Spirit° of God°, for they are cfoolishness° to him; and he cannot°° understand° them, because° they are spiritually° IIappraised°. 15 But he who is aspiritual° appraises° all° things°, yet° he himself° is appraised° by no° one°. 16 For aWHO° HAS KNOWN° THE MIND° OF THE LORD°, THAT HE WILL INSTRUCT° HIM? But bwe have° the mind° of Christ°.

[14] IOr an unspiritual IIOr examined a1Co 15:44, 46; Jm 3:15; Jde 19 mg bJn 14:17 c1Co 1:18
[15] a1Co 3:1; 14:37; Ga 6:1
[16] aIs 40:13; Ro 11:34 bJn 15:15


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He declareth that his preaching, though it being not excellency of speech,

1 ¶ And I,º brethren,º when I cameºª toº you,º cameºª notº withº excellencyº of speechº orº of wisdom,º declaringºª unto youº the² testimonyº of God.º 2 Forº I determinedºª notº to knowºª any thingº amongº you,º saveº Jesusº Christ,º andº himº crucified.ºª 3 Andº Iº wasºª withº youº inº weakness,º andº inº fear,º andº inº muchº trembling.º

[1] Ex 4:10; Is 8:20; Jr 1:6; Ac 18:1; 20:21; 22:18; Ro 16:18; 1Co 1:6, 17; 2:4, 13; 2Co 10:10; 11:6; 2Th 1:10; 1Ti 1:11; 2Ti 1:8; 1Jn 4:14; 5:11; Rv 1:2, 9; 19:10.
[2] Jn 17:3; 1Co 1:22; Ga 3:1; 6:14; Php 3:8.
[3] Ac 17:1, 6; 20:18; 1Co 4:10; 2Co 4:1, 7, 16; 6:4; 7:5; 10:1, 10; 11:29; 12:5; 13:4; Ga 4:13.

or of human wisdom: yet consisteth in the power of God:

4 Andº myº speechº andº myº preachingº [was] notº withº enticingº wordsº of man'sº wisdom,º butº inº demonstrationº of the Spiritº andº of power:º 5 Thatº yourº faithº should¹ª notº standºª inº the wisdomº of men,º butº inº the powerº of God.º

[4] Jg 14:15; 16:5; 2S 14:17; 15:2; 1K 22:13; 2Ch 18:19; Pv 7:21; 20:19; Jr 20:10; Ezk 13:6, 10; Jn 16:8; Ac 20:27; 26:28; Ro 15:19; 16:18; 1Co 1:17; 2:1, 13; 4:20; Ga 1:10; Col 2:4; 1Th 1:5; 1P 1:12; 2P 1:16; 2:18.
[5] Ac 16:14; 1Co 1:17; 3:6; 2Co 4:7; 6:7.

and so far excelleth the wisdom of this world,

6 Howbeitº we speakºª wisdomº amongº them that are perfect:º yetº notº the wisdomº of thisº world,º norº of the² princesº of thisº world,º that come to nought:ºª 7 Butº we speakºª the wisdomº of Godº inº a mystery,º [even] the² hiddenºª [wisdom], whichº Godº ordainedºª beforeº the² worldº untoº ourº glory:º 8 Whichº noneº of the² princesº of thisº worldº knew:ºª forº¹ had they² knownºª [it], they¹ would¹ª notº have² crucifiedºª the² Lordº of glory.º

[6] Jb 1:1; 12:19, 21; Ps 2:1; 33:10; 37:37; Is 19:11; 40:23; Mt 5:48; 19:21; Lk 16:8; Ac 4:25; 1Co 1:18, 28; 2:1, 8, 13; 14:20; 2Co 1:12; 4:4; 13:11; Ep 2:2; 4:11; Php 3:12; Col 4:12; He 5:14; Jm 3:2, 15; 1P 5:10.
[7] Ps 78:2; Is 48:6; Mt 11:25; 13:35; Ro 16:25; Ep 1:4; 3:4; Col 1:26; 2Ti 1:9; 1P 1:11; 5:1, 10; 2P 1:3; Rv 13:8.
[8] Ps 24:7; Mt 11:25; Lk 23:34; Jn 3:19; 7:48; 8:19; 9:39; 12:40; 15:22; 16:3; Ac 3:16, 17; 7:2; 13:27; 1Co 1:26; 2:6; 2Co 3:14; 1Ti 1:13; Jm 2:1.

and human sense,

9 Butº asº it is written,ººª Eyeº hath¹ª notº seen,ºª norº¹ ear¹² heard,ºª neitherºº have enteredºª intoº the heartº of man,º the things whichº Godº hath preparedºª for them that loveºª him.º 10 Butº Godº hath revealedºª [them] unto usº byº his¹² Spirit:º forº the² Spiritº searchethºª all things,º yea,º the² deep thingsº of God.º 11 Forº whatº manº knowethºª the thingsº of a man,º saveº the² spiritº of manº whichº is inº him?º even¹² soº the thingsº of Godº knowethºª no man,º butº the² Spiritº of God.º 12 Nowº weº have received,ºª notº the² spiritº of the² world,º butº the² spiritº whichº is ofº God;º thatº we might knowºª the things² that are freely givenºª to usº ofº God.º 13 Which thingsº alsoº we speak,ºª notº inº the wordsº which man'sº wisdomº teacheth,º butº which² the Holyº Ghostº teacheth;º¹ comparingºª spiritual thingsº with spiritual.º

[9] Ps 31:19; Is 64:4; Mt 20:23; 25:34; Jn 3:16; Ro 8:28; He 11:16; Jm 1:12; 2:5; 1P 1:12; 1Jn 4:19.
[10] Jb 12:22; Ps 92:5; Is 48:16; 59:21; Dn 2:22; Am 3:7; Mt 11:25; 13:11; 16:17; Lk 2:26; 10:21; Jn 14:26; 16:13; Ro 8:26; 11:33; 1Co 2:11; 12:8; 14:30; Ep 3:3, 5; 1P 1:12; 1Jn 2:20, 27; Rv 1:1.
[11] Pv 14:10; 20:5, 27; Jr 17:9; Ro 11:33; 1Co 2:10.
[12] Jn 16:14; Ro 8:1, 5, 15, 32; 1Co 2:6; 3:22; 2Co 4:4; Ep 2:2; Jm 4:5; 1Jn 2:20, 27; 4:4; 5:19, 20; Rv 12:9; 22:6.
[13] Lk 12:12; Ac 2:4; 1Co 1:17; 2:4, 14; 9:11; 10:3; 12:1; 14:2; Ep 5:19; Col 3:16; 1P 1:12; 2P 1:16.

as that the natural man cannot understand it.

14 Butº the naturalº manº receivethºª notº the thingsº of the² Spiritº of God:º forº they areºª foolishnessº unto him:º neitherºº canºª he knowºª [them], becauseº they are spirituallyº discerned.ºª 15 Butº he that is spiritualº² judgethºª¹ all things,º yetº he² himself¹ is judgedºª ofº no man.º 16 Forº whoº hath knownºª the mindº of the Lord,º thatº he may instructºª him?º Butº weº haveºª the mindº of Christ.º

[14] Pv 14:6; Mt 13:11; 16:23; Jn 3:3; 5:44; 6:44; 8:43, 51; 10:20, 26; 12:37; 14:26; 15:26; 16:8; Ac 16:14; 17:18, 32; 18:15; 25:19; 26:24; Ro 8:5; 1Co 1:18, 23; 2:12; 15:44, 46; 2Co 4:4; Jm 3:15; 1Jn 2:20, 27; 5:20; Jde 1:19.
[15] 2S 12:16; 14:17; 1K 3:9; Ps 25:14; Pv 28:5; Ec 8:5; Jn 7:17; Ac 15:1; 16:3; 1Co 3:1; 4:5; 14:37; Ga 2:3; 6:1; Ep 4:13; Php 1:10; Col 1:9; 1Th 5:21; He 5:14; 1Jn 4:1.
[16] Gn 1:12; Jb 15:8; 22:2; 40:2; Is 40:13; Jr 23:18; Jn 15:15; 16:13; 17:6; Ro 11:34; Ep 3:3.


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