1 Corinthians 2:6-3:4

Christian Standard Bible

Spiritual Wisdom

⁶ We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature,^(A) but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers^(B) of this age, who are coming to nothing.^{(C) 7} On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom in a mystery, a wisdom God predestined^(D) before the ages for our glory.^{(E) 8} None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, because if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.^{(F) 9} But as it is written,

¹⁰ Now God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit, since the Spirit searches everything,^(H) even the depths of God.^{(I) 11} For who knows a person’s thoughts^[b] except his spirit^(J) within him? In the same way, no one knows^(K) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. ¹² Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God. ¹³ We also speak these things, not in words^(L) taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.^{[c] 14} But the person without the Spirit^[d] does not receive what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated^[e] spiritually. ¹⁵ The spiritual person, however, can evaluate^[f] everything, and yet he himself cannot be evaluated by anyone. ¹⁶ For

But we have the mind of Christ.^(N)

The Problem of Immaturity

3 For my part, brothers and sisters, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.^{(O) 2} I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, since you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready, ³ because you are still worldly. For since there is envy^(P) and strife^[h](Q) among you, are you not worldly and behaving like mere humans? ⁴ For whenever someone says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,”^(R) are you not acting like mere humans?