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1 Corinthians 2:5-7
New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 2:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 so that your faith would not [a]rest on the [b]wisdom of mankind, but on (A)the power of God.
6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are (B)mature; a wisdom, however, not of (C)this age nor of the rulers of (D)this age, who are (E)passing away; 7 but we speak God’s wisdom in a (F)mystery, the hidden wisdom which God (G)predestined before the (H)ages to our glory;
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- 1 Corinthians 2:5 Lit be
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 Or cleverness
1 Corinthians 2:5-7
New International Version
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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