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but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the [a]worlds unto our glory: which none of the rulers of this [b]world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory: but as it is written,

[c]Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not,
And which entered not into the heart of man,
Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

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No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery(A) that has been hidden(B) and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age(C) understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.(D) However, as it is written:

“What no eye has seen,
    what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”[a]
    the things God has prepared for those who love him—(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:9 Isaiah 64:4