1 Corinthians 2:1-16
1 Corinthians 2:1-16 (Good News Translation)
1When I came to you, my friends, to preach God's secret truth, I did not
use big words and great learning. 2For while I was with you, I made up my
mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially his death on
the cross. 3So when I came to you, I was weak and trembled all over with
fear, 4and my teaching and message were not delivered with skillful words
of human wisdom, but with convincing proof of the power of God's Spirit.
5Your faith, then, does not rest on human wisdom but on God's power. 6Yet
I do proclaim a message of wisdom to those who are spiritually mature. But
it is not the wisdom that belongs to this world or to the powers that rule
this world—powers that are losing their power. 7The wisdom I proclaim is
God's secret wisdom, which is hidden from human beings, but which he had
already chosen for our glory even before the world was made. 8None of the
rulers of this world knew this wisdom. If they had known it, they would
not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9However, as the scripture says,
What no one ever saw or heard,
what no one ever thought could happen,
is the very thing God prepared for those who love him. 10But it was to us
that God made known his secret by means of his Spirit. The Spirit searches
everything, even the hidden depths of God's purposes. 11It is only our own
spirit within us that knows all about us; in the same way, only God's
Spirit knows all about God. 12We have not received this world's spirit;
instead, we have received the Spirit sent by God, so that we may know all
that God has given us. 13So then, we do not speak in words taught by human
wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual truths
to those who have the Spirit. 14Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot
receive the gifts that come from God's Spirit. Such a person really does
not understand them, and they seem to be nonsense, because their value can
be judged only on a spiritual basis. 15Whoever has the Spirit, however, is
able to judge the value of everything, but no one is able to judge him.
16As the scripture says,
Who knows the mind of the Lord?
Who is able to give him advice?
We, however, have the mind of Christ.
God bless you.
1When I came to you, my friends, to preach God's secret truth, I did not
use big words and great learning. 2For while I was with you, I made up my
mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially his death on
the cross. 3So when I came to you, I was weak and trembled all over with
fear, 4and my teaching and message were not delivered with skillful words
of human wisdom, but with convincing proof of the power of God's Spirit.
5Your faith, then, does not rest on human wisdom but on God's power. 6Yet
I do proclaim a message of wisdom to those who are spiritually mature. But
it is not the wisdom that belongs to this world or to the powers that rule
this world—powers that are losing their power. 7The wisdom I proclaim is
God's secret wisdom, which is hidden from human beings, but which he had
already chosen for our glory even before the world was made. 8None of the
rulers of this world knew this wisdom. If they had known it, they would
not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9However, as the scripture says,
What no one ever saw or heard,
what no one ever thought could happen,
is the very thing God prepared for those who love him. 10But it was to us
that God made known his secret by means of his Spirit. The Spirit searches
everything, even the hidden depths of God's purposes. 11It is only our own
spirit within us that knows all about us; in the same way, only God's
Spirit knows all about God. 12We have not received this world's spirit;
instead, we have received the Spirit sent by God, so that we may know all
that God has given us. 13So then, we do not speak in words taught by human
wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual truths
to those who have the Spirit. 14Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot
receive the gifts that come from God's Spirit. Such a person really does
not understand them, and they seem to be nonsense, because their value can
be judged only on a spiritual basis. 15Whoever has the Spirit, however, is
able to judge the value of everything, but no one is able to judge him.
16As the scripture says,
Who knows the mind of the Lord?
Who is able to give him advice?
We, however, have the mind of Christ.
God bless you.
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