1 Corinthians 2
New American Standard Bible
Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit
2 And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I (A)did not come as someone superior in [a]speaking ability or [b]wisdom, as I proclaimed to you (B)the [c]testimony of God. 2 For I determined to know nothing among you except (C)Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 3 I also was with you in (D)weakness and (E)fear, and in great trembling, 4 and my [d]message and my preaching were (F)not in persuasive words of [e]wisdom, but in demonstration of (G)the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not [f]rest on the [g]wisdom of mankind, but on (H)the power of God.
6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are (I)mature; a wisdom, however, not of (J)this age nor of the rulers of (K)this age, who are (L)passing away; 7 but we speak God’s wisdom in a (M)mystery, the hidden wisdom which God (N)predestined before the (O)ages to our glory; 8 the wisdom (P)which none of the rulers of (Q)this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified (R)the Lord of glory; 9 but just as it is written:
“(S)Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard,
And which have not entered the human heart,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”
10 [h](T)For to us God revealed them (U)through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the (V)depths of God. 11 For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the (W)spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we (X)have not received the spirit of (Y)the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God. 13 We also speak these things, (Z)not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, [i]combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.
14 But [j]a (AA)natural person (AB)does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (AC)foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But the one who is (AD)spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is [k]discerned by no one. 16 For (AE)who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But (AF)we have the mind of Christ.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Lit speech
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 One early ms mystery
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Lit word
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 Lit be
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:10 One early ms But
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual things for spiritual people
- 1 Corinthians 2:14 Or an unspiritual
- 1 Corinthians 2:15 Or judged
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 Corintios 2
Reina Valera Actualizada
El mensaje de Cristo crucificado
2 Así que, hermanos, cuando yo fui a ustedes para anunciarles el misterio[a] de Dios, no fui con excelencia de palabras o de sabiduría. 2 Porque me propuse no saber nada entre ustedes, sino a Jesucristo, y a él crucificado. 3 Y estuve entre ustedes con debilidad, con temor y con mucho temblor. 4 Ni mi mensaje ni mi predicación fueron con palabras persuasivas de sabiduría[b], sino con demostración del Espíritu y de poder, 5 para que su fe no esté fundada en la sabiduría de los hombres, sino en el poder de Dios.
La sabiduría que viene del Espíritu
6 Sin embargo, hablamos sabiduría entre los que han alcanzado madurez; pero una sabiduría, no de esta edad presente, ni de los príncipes de esta edad, que perecen. 7 Más bien, hablamos la sabiduría de Dios en misterio, la sabiduría oculta que Dios predestinó desde antes de los siglos para nuestra gloria. 8 Ninguno de los príncipes de esta edad conoció esta sabiduría; porque si ellos la hubieran conocido, nunca habrían crucificado al Señor de la gloria. 9 Más bien, como está escrito: Cosas que ojo no vio ni oído oyó[c], que ni han surgido en el corazón del hombre, son las que Dios ha preparado para los que lo aman. 10 Pero a nosotros Dios nos las reveló por el Espíritu; porque el Espíritu todo lo escudriña, aun las cosas profundas de Dios. 11 Pues ¿quién de los hombres conoce las cosas profundas del hombre, sino el espíritu del hombre que está en él? Así también, nadie ha conocido las cosas profundas de Dios, sino el Espíritu de Dios. 12 Y nosotros no hemos recibido el espíritu de este mundo, sino el Espíritu que procede de Dios, para que conozcamos las cosas que Dios nos ha dado gratuitamente. 13 De estas cosas estamos hablando, no con las palabras enseñadas por la sabiduría humana, sino con las enseñadas por el Espíritu, interpretando lo espiritual por medios espirituales. 14 Pero el hombre natural no acepta las cosas que son del Espíritu de Dios, porque le son locura; y no las puede comprender, porque se han de discernir espiritualmente. 15 En cambio, el hombre espiritual lo juzga todo[d], mientras que él no es juzgado por nadie. 16 Porque,
¿quién conoció la mente del Señor?
¿Quién lo instruirá?[e].
Pero nosotros tenemos la mente de Cristo.
Footnotes
- 1 Corintios 2:1 Algunos mss. antiguos tienen testimonio.
- 1 Corintios 2:4 Algunos mss. antiguos varían la frase palabras persuasivas de sabiduría e incluyen humanas.
- 1 Corintios 2:9 Isa. 64:4; cf. Isa. 52:15.
- 1 Corintios 2:15 Algunos mss. antiguos tienen todos (los hombres).
- 1 Corintios 2:16 Isa. 40:13 (LXX).
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