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1COR 2:6–2:16 ©

Spiritual vs human wisdom

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2:6 Spiritual vs human wisdom

6However, when we’re with mature believers, we speak wisdom—not the wisdom of this age, and not the wisdom of the rulers of this age who will come to nothing. 7Instead we speak about God’s mysterious and hidden wisdom, which he had planned before creation to enable us to enter his kingdom. 8None of the rulers of this present age understood it, because if they had, they wouldn’t have crucified the master of that kingdom, 9but as scripture says:[ref]

‘No eye has seen and no ear has heard,

and it’s never entered any person’s mind,

all the things that God has prepared for those who love him.’

10But God has revealed it to us through his spirit, because his spirit strives to know the meaning of everything, even the deep things of God. 11Yes, what person knows what other people are thinking. Only the spirit of the person themself knows that. So too, no one knows God’s thoughts other than God’s own spirit. 12No, we haven’t received the world’s spirit, but rather God’s spirit so that we can recognise everything that God has freely given to us.

13We don’t speak about these things from our human wisdom, but rather, saying what God’s spirit teaches—teaching spiritual things from spiritual sources. 14Secular people don’t accept things about God’s spirit because they seem foolish to them, and they can’t understand them because it requires spiritual awareness, 15but spiritual people can discern all these things, even though others can’t correctly discern about them. 16This was stated in scripture:[ref]

‘Who can understand the master’s mind?

Who’s able to instruct him?’

But we do know the master’s mind!


6And wisdom we_are_speaking among the mature, but wisdom, not of_ the _age this, nor of_the the_rulers of_ the _age this, the ones being_nullified, 7but we_are_speaking of_god the_wisdom in a_mystery which having_been_hidden_away, which predetermined the god before the ages, because/for the_glory of_us, 8which no_one of_the rulers of_ the _age this has_known, because/for if they_knew, not would the master of_ the _glory they_executed_on_a_stake, 9but as it_has_been_written:
What eye not saw, and ear not heard, and in the_heart of_a_person not went_up, which prepared the god for_the ones loving him.
10To_us for revealed it the god through the spirit, because/for the spirit all things is_searching, even the depths of_ the _god.
11For/Because who has_known among_people the things of_the person, except not/lest the spirit of_the person which is in him?
Thus also the things of_ the _god no_one has_known, except not/lest the spirit of_ the _god.
12And we not the spirit of_the world received, but the spirit who is from the god, in_order_that we_may_have_known the things by the god having_been_granted to_us.
13Which also we_are_speaking, not in taught of_human wisdom messages, but in those taught of_the_spirit, by_spiritual things spiritual things communicating.
14But the_soulish person, not is_receiving the things of_the spirit of_ the _god, because/for foolishness to_him it_is, and not he_is_able to_know them, because spiritually it_is_being_examined.
15But the spiritual one is_examining the things all, but he by no_one is_being_examined.
16For/Because who knew the_mind of_the_master, who will_be_teaching him?
But we the_mind of_chosen_one/messiah are_having.

1COR 2:6–2:16 ©

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