1 Corinthians 1:26-2:10
New American Standard Bible
26 For [a]consider your (A)calling, brothers and sisters, that there were (B)not many wise according to [b]the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27 but (C)God has chosen the foolish things of (D)the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of (E)the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the [c]insignificant things of (F)the world and the despised God has chosen, (G)the things that are not, so that He may (H)nullify the things that are, 29 so that (I)no [d]human may boast before God. 30 But it is [e]due to Him that you are in (J)Christ Jesus, who became to us (K)wisdom from God, [f]and (L)righteousness and (M)sanctification, and (N)redemption, 31 so that, just as it is written: “(O)Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit
2 And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I (P)did not come as someone superior in [g]speaking ability or [h]wisdom, as I proclaimed to you (Q)the [i]testimony of God. 2 For I determined to know nothing among you except (R)Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 3 I also was with you in (S)weakness and (T)fear, and in great trembling, 4 and my [j]message and my preaching were (U)not in persuasive words of [k]wisdom, but in demonstration of (V)the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not [l]rest on the [m]wisdom of mankind, but on (W)the power of God.
6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are (X)mature; a wisdom, however, not of (Y)this age nor of the rulers of (Z)this age, who are (AA)passing away; 7 but we speak God’s wisdom in a (AB)mystery, the hidden wisdom which God (AC)predestined before the (AD)ages to our glory; 8 the wisdom (AE)which none of the rulers of (AF)this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified (AG)the Lord of glory; 9 but just as it is written:
“(AH)Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard,
And which have not entered the human heart,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”
10 [n](AI)For to us God revealed them (AJ)through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the (AK)depths of God.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e., human standards
- 1 Corinthians 1:28 Or lowly
- 1 Corinthians 1:29 Lit flesh
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 Lit from Him
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 Or both
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Lit speech
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 One early ms mystery
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Lit word
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 Lit be
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:10 One early ms But
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