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Il piano «pazzesco» di Dio

Cari fratelli, quando sono venuto da voi la prima volta, non mi sono servito di parole difficili per annunciarvi il Vangelo di Dio, perché avevo deciso che avrei parlato soltanto di Gesù Cristo e della sua morte sulla croce. Mi sono presentato a voi in tutta la mia debolezza, timido e tremante. 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. Ho parlato così, perché volevo che la vostra fede si basasse sulla potenza di Dio, non sulla sapienza umana.

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. 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. Ma i grandi uomini del mondo non lʼhanno capito. Se lo avessero capito, non avrebbero crocifisso il Signore della gloria.

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.

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

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

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

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:

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

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.

Christ Crucified

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. For I determined not to know anything among you (A)except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (B)I was with you (C)in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 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, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the (F)power of God.

Spiritual Wisdom

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. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God [c]ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for (G)had they known, they would not have (H)crucified the Lord of glory.

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. 1 Corinthians 2:1 NU mystery
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:4 NU omits human
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:7 predetermined
  4. 1 Corinthians 2:13 NU omits Holy

Proclaiming Christ Crucified

And I, when I came to you, brothers,[a] (A)did not come proclaiming to you (B)the testimony[b] of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except (C)Jesus Christ and him crucified. And (D)I was with you (E)in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (F)the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men[c] but (G)in the power of God.

Wisdom from the Spirit

Yet among (H)the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not (I)a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, (J)who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, (K)which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of (L)the rulers of this age understood this, for (M)if they had, they would not have crucified (N)the Lord of glory. But, as it is written,

(O)“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
    nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has (P)prepared (Q)for those who love him”—

10 these things (R)God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even (S)the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person's thoughts (T)except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now (U)we have received not (V)the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this (W)in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, (X)interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.[d]

14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (Y)folly to him, and (Z)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The (AA)spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 (AB)“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But (AC)we have the mind of Christ.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts mystery (or secret)
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:5 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
  4. 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual truths in spiritual language, or comparing spiritual things with spiritual