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1 Corinthians 2:5-6
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 2:5-6
English Standard Version
5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men[a] but (A)in the power of God.
Wisdom from the Spirit
6 Yet among (B)the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not (C)a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, (D)who are doomed to pass away.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:5 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
1 Corinthians 2:5-6
New International Version
1 Corinthians 2:5-6
New International Version
5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(A)
God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
6 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)
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