1 Corinthians 2

1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellencie of woordes, or of wisedome, shewing vnto you the testimonie of God.

And I, brethren, having come unto you, came not in the excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming unto you the testimony of God.

2 For I esteemed not to knowe any thing among you, saue Iesus Christ, and him crucified.

For I determine to know nothing among you, except Jesus Christ, and Him having been crucified.

3 And I was among you in weakenesse, and in feare, and in much trembling.

I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4 Neither stoode my woorde, and my preaching in the entising speach of mans wisdom, but in plaine euidence of the Spirite and of power,

And my speech and my preaching were not in the persuasive words of wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and the power:

5 That your faith should not be in the wisdome of men, but in the power of God.

in order that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 And we speake wisedome among them that are perfect: not the wisedome of this world, neither of the princes of this world, which come to nought. (aiōn g165)

But we speak wisdom among the perfect: not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nought: (aiōn g165)

7 But we speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hid wisedom, which God had determined before the world, vnto our glory. (aiōn g165)

but we speak the wisdom of God having been hidden in a mystery, which God predestinated before the ages unto our glory: (aiōn g165)

8 Which none of the princes of this world hath knowen: for had they knowen it, they would not haue crucified the Lord of glory. (aiōn g165)

which no one of the princes of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. (aiōn g165)

9 But as it is written, The thinges which eye hath not seene, neither eare hath heard, neither came into mans heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that loue him.

But, as has been written, the things which eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and has not entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.

10 But God hath reueiled them vnto vs by his Spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepe things of God.

But God has revealed them to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, saue the spirite of a man, which is in him? euen so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God.

For who of men knows the things of man, except the spirit of the man which is in him? so indeed no one knows the things of God, except the Spirit of God.

12 Nowe we haue receiued not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, that we might knowe the thinges that are giuen to vs of God.

But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God; in order that we may know the things which have been graciously given unto us from God.

13 Which things also we speake, not in the woordes which mans wisedome teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spirituall things with spirituall things.

Which things indeed we speak, not in the teachable words of human wisdom, but in the teachable words of the Spirit, expounding spiritual things to spiritual people.

14 But the naturall man perceiueth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can hee knowe them, because they are spiritually discerned.

But the intellectual man receives not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him; and he is not able to know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But hee that is spirituall, discerneth all things: yet he himselfe is iudged of no man.

But the spiritual man discerns all things, and is himself discerned by no one.

16 For who hath knowen the minde of the Lord, that hee might instruct him? But we haue the minde of Christ.

For who knows the mind of the Lord, who shall give him counsel? But we have the mind of Christ.