1 Corinthians 2

1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech, or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

AND I, when I came to you, brethren, came not with superior excellence of discourse or wisdom, preaching unto you the gospel of God.

2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

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.

And in weakness, and in fear, and in much timidity, was I among you.

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:

And my conversation and my preaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with 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.

that your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

6 However, 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 naught: (aiōn g165)

But we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are destroying themselves: (aiōn g165)

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom] which God ordained before the world to our glory: (aiōn g165)

but we speak the wisdom of God, which had been hid in mystery, which God predestined before the worlds were, for our glory: (aiōn g165)

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. (aiōn g165)

which none of the rulers of this world have known: for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. (aiōn g165)

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

But, as it is written, “The things which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and that have not entered into the heart of man, these hath God prepared for those who love him.”

10 But God hath revealed [them] to us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God.

But to us hath God revealed them by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth out all things, even the depths of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

For who among men knoweth the things of man, save the spirit of man which is in him? so also the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Which things also we speak, not in discourses framed by human wisdom, but taught by the Spirit of God; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are folly to him: and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged by no man.

But the spiritual man discerneth indeed all things, though himself is discernible by no man.

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? who will instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.