1 Corinthians 2:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 [a]That your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 [b]And we speak wisdom among them that are [c]perfect: not the wisdom of this world, neither of the [d]princes of this world, which come to nought.
7 [e]But we speak the wisdom of God in a [f]mystery, even the hid wisdom, [g]which God had determined before the world, unto our glory.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:5 And he telleth the Corinthians, that he did it for their great profit, because they might thereby know manifestly, that the Gospel was from heaven. Therefore he privately rebuketh them, because that in seeking vain ostentation, they willingly deprived themselves of the greatest help of their faith.
- 1 Corinthians 2:6 Another argument taken of the nature of the thing, that is, of the Gospel, which is true wisdom, but known to them only which are desirous of perfection: and is unsavory to them which otherwise excel in the world, but yet vainly and frailly.
- 1 Corinthians 2:6 Those are called perfect here, not which had gotten perfection already, but such as tend to it, as Phil. 3:15, so that perfect, is set against weak.
- 1 Corinthians 2:6 They that are wiser, richer, or mightier than other men are.
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 He showeth the cause why this wisdom cannot be perceived of those excellent worldly writes: to wit, because indeed it is so deep that they cannot attain unto it.
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 Which men could not so much as dream of.
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 He taketh away an objection: if it be so hard, when and how is it known? God, saith he, determined with himself from the beginning, that which his purpose was to bring forth at this time out of his secrets for the salvation of men.
1 Corinthians 2:5-7
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) 7 No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery(E) that has been hidden(F) and that God destined for our glory before time began.
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