so that your faith would not [a]rest on the [b]wisdom of mankind, but on (A)the power of God.

Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are (B)mature; a wisdom, however, not of (C)this age nor of the rulers of (D)this age, who are (E)passing away; but we speak God’s wisdom in a (F)mystery, the hidden wisdom which God (G)predestined before the (H)ages to our glory; the wisdom (I)which none of the rulers of (J)this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified (K)the Lord of glory;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:5 Lit be
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:5 Or cleverness

so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(A)

God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit

We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,(B) but not the wisdom of this age(C) or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.(D) No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery(E) that has been hidden(F) and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age(G) understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.(H)

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