1 Corinzi 2
La Bibbia della Gioia
Il piano «pazzesco» di Dio
2 Cari fratelli, quando sono venuto da voi la prima volta, non mi sono servito di parole difficili per annunciarvi il Vangelo di Dio, 2 perché avevo deciso che avrei parlato soltanto di Gesù Cristo e della sua morte sulla croce. 3 Mi sono presentato a voi in tutta la mia debolezza, timido e tremante. 4 Vi ho parlato e predicato con semplicità, senza servirmi di bei discorsi a livello intellettuale, ma la potenza dello Spirito Santo nelle mie parole vi provava che il mio messaggio veniva da Dio. 5 Ho parlato così, perché volevo che la vostra fede si basasse sulla potenza di Dio, non sulla sapienza umana.
6 Comunque, quando mi trovo fra cristiani maturi, mi capita di parlare con una certa sapienza, ma non è la sapienza di questa terra, e neppure quella dei grandi uomini di questo mondo, che sono destinati alla rovina. 7 La nostra sapienza è quella di Dio, e con essa annunciamo il suo grande progetto che ci conduce alle glorie del cielo. Questo piano è rimasto nascosto fin dai tempi dei tempi, benché fosse stato fatto a nostro beneficio ancora prima della creazione del mondo. 8 Ma i grandi uomini del mondo non lʼhanno capito. Se lo avessero capito, non avrebbero crocifisso il Signore della gloria.
9 A questo si riferiscono le Scritture, quando dicono: «Le cose che Dio ha preparato per quelli che lʼamano, sono cose straordinarie, che nessun occhio ha visto, che nessun orecchio ha udito e che nessun uomo ha mai potuto immaginare».
10 Ma noi conosciamo queste cose, perché Dio ce le ha rivelate per mezzo dello Spirito Santo, che conosce a fondo tutto, anche le cose più nascoste di Dio. 11 Nessuno può conoscere i pensieri di un altro, tranne lui stesso. E nessuno può conoscere i pensieri di Dio, eccetto lo Spirito che viene da Dio.
12 Ora, il Signore ci ha dato il suo Spirito, che non è lo spirito del mondo, per farci conoscere i doni meravigliosi e gratuiti che egli ci ha dato. 13 Parlandovi di questi doni, non ci serviamo di discorsi che nascono dalla sapienza umana, ma di quelli che ci ha suggerito lo Spirito Santo. Così ci serviamo delle parole dello Spirito Santo per spiegare le cose che riguardano lo Spirito Santo. 14 Ma lʼuomo che non è cristiano non può capire, né accettare le verità che lo Spirito Santo rivela; gli sembrano una pazzia e non le può capire, perché soltanto chi ha lo Spirito Santo dentro di sé può comprendere ciò che lo Spirito intende. 15 Ma lʼuomo spirituale giudica tutto in modo spirituale, e questo disturba e confonde lʼuomo del mondo, che non riesce a comprendere il cristiano. 16 Come potrebbe, dʼaltra parte? Perché, certamente, lʼuomo del mondo non ha mai conosciuto i pensieri del Signore, né si è mai sognato di dargli dei consigli. Noi cristiani, invece, abbiamo la mente di Cristo.
1 Corinthians 2
King James Version
2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 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.
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:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 Howbeit 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 nought:
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
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.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things 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.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of 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 Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2
New International Version
2 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom(A) as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.[a] 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.(B) 3 I came to you(C) in weakness(D) with great fear and trembling.(E) 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(F) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(G) 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(H)
God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,(I) but not the wisdom of this age(J) or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.(K) 7 No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery(L) that has been hidden(M) and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age(N) understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.(O) 9 However, as it is written:
“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”[b]—
the things God has prepared for those who love him—(P)
10 these are the things God has revealed(Q) to us by his Spirit.(R)
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts(S) except their own spirit(T) within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 What we have received is not the spirit(U) of the world,(V) but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom(W) but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.[c] 14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(X) but considers them foolishness,(Y) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit(Z) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for,
But we have the mind of Christ.(AB)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery
- 1 Corinthians 2:9 Isaiah 64:4
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual
- 1 Corinthians 2:16 Isaiah 40:13
1 Corinthians 2
New King James Version
Christ Crucified
2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the [a]testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know anything among you (A)except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 3 (B)I was with you (C)in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching (D)were not with persuasive words of [b]human wisdom, (E)but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the (F)power of God.
Spiritual Wisdom
6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God [c]ordained before the ages for our glory, 8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for (G)had they known, they would not have (H)crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as it is written:
(I)“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
10 But (J)God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the (K)spirit of the man which is in him? (L)Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but (M)the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the [d]Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 (N)But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For (O)“who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” (P)But we have the mind of Christ.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 NU mystery
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 NU omits human
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 predetermined
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 NU omits Holy
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