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
English Standard Version
Proclaiming Christ Crucified
2 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. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except (C)Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And (D)I was with you (E)in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (F)the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men[c] but (G)in the power of God.
Wisdom from the Spirit
6 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. 7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, (K)which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8 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. 9 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 Corinthians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts mystery (or secret)
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual truths in spiritual language, or comparing spiritual things with spiritual
1 Corintieni 2
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
2 Fraţilor, şi eu, când am venit la voi, n-am venit vestindu-vă taina lui Dumnezeu prin cuvinte elevate sau printr-o înţelepciune strălucită, 2 pentru că am hotărât să nu ştiu nimic între voi decât pe Isus Cristos şi pe El răstignit. 3 Eu am venit la voi în slăbiciune, în frică şi în mare tremur, 4 iar cuvântul şi predicarea mea nu se bazau pe vorbele convingătoare ale înţelepciunii, ci pe dovada Duhului şi a puterii, 5 ca astfel credinţa voastră să nu fie întemeiată pe înţelepciunea oamenilor, ci pe puterea lui Dumnezeu.
Înţelepciunea care vine prin Duhul
6 Totuşi ceea ce vorbim noi printre cei maturi este o înţelepciune, dar nu a veacului acestuia şi nici a conducătorilor acestui veac, cărora li se va pune capăt, 7 ci vorbim despre înţelepciunea tainică[a] a lui Dumnezeu, care a fost ascunsă şi pe care Dumnezeu a destinat-o, înainte de a fi veacurile, pentru gloria noastră. 8 Nici unul dintre conducătorii acestei lumi n-a înţeles-o, pentru că, dacă ar fi înţeles-o, nu L-ar fi răstignit pe Domnul slavei. 9 Totuşi, aşa cum este scris:
„Nici un ochi n-a văzut,
nici o ureche n-a auzit
şi la mintea omului nu s-a suit
ceea ce a pregătit Dumnezeu pentru cei care-L iubesc.“[b]
10 Dumnezeu însă ne-a descoperit aceste lucruri prin Duhul, pentru că Duhul cercetează totul, chiar şi lucrurile adânci ale lui Dumnezeu. 11 Cine dintre oameni cunoaşte lucrurile omului, dacă nu duhul omului, care este în el? Tot astfel, nimeni nu cunoaşte lucrurile lui Dumnezeu, în afară de Duhul lui Dumnezeu. 12 Însă noi n-am primit duhul lumii, ci Duhul de la Dumnezeu, ca să putem cunoaşte lucrurile care ne-au fost oferite prin har de către Dumnezeu. 13 Nu vorbim prin cuvinte învăţate prin înţelepciunea omenească, ci prin învăţături de la Duhul, întrebuinţând lucrurile duhovniceşti pentru cei duhovniceşti. 14 Dar omul firesc nu primeşte lucrurile Duhului lui Dumnezeu, căci pentru el sunt o nebunie, şi nu le poate înţelege, pentru că trebuie judecate duhovniceşte. 15 Cel duhovnicesc însă judecă toate lucrurile, iar el nu poate fi judecat de nimeni. 16 Căci
„Cine a cunoscut gândul Domnului,
ca să-L poată sfătui?“[c]
Noi însă avem gândul lui Cristos.
Footnotes
- 1 Corintieni 2:7 În NT, prin taină se înţelege ceva ce înainte nu fusese cunoscut, dar care acum este descoperit de Dumnezeu poporului Său; taina este descoperită tuturor, însă numai cei ce au credinţă o înţeleg; contrar religiilor misterelor, foarte răspândite în acea vreme în lumea greco-romană, care susţineau că tainele erau cunoscute numai de cei iniţiaţi
- 1 Corintieni 2:9 Vezi Is. 64:4
- 1 Corintieni 2:16 Vezi Is. 40:13
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