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1 Corinthians 2:8-9
New International Version
1 Corinthians 2:8-9
New International Version
8 None of the rulers of this age(A) understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.(B) 9 However, as it is written:
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- 1 Corinthians 2:9 Isaiah 64:4
1 Corinthians 2:8-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 2:8-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.(A) 9 But as it is written:
What eye did not see and ear did not hear,
and what never entered the human mind—
God prepared this for those who love Him.(B)[a]
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1 Corinthians 2:8-9
New Living Translation
1 Corinthians 2:8-9
New Living Translation
8 But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. 9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.”[a]
1 Corinthians 2:8-9
Amplified Bible
1 Corinthians 2:8-9
Amplified Bible
8 None of the rulers of this age recognized and understood this wisdom; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory; 9 but just as it is written [in Scripture],
“Things which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard,
And which have not entered the heart of man,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].”(A)
1 Corinthians 2:8-9
Worldwide English (New Testament)
1 Corinthians 2:8-9
Worldwide English (New Testament)
8 None of the rulers of this world knew about these things. If they had, they would not have killed on a cross the Lord who was full of God's glory.
9 The holy writings say, `No eye has seen the things God has made ready for those who love him. No ear has heard about them. No person's heart has ever thought of them.'
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