Verse 1
1 Corinthians 2:1
New Living Translation
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When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God (Elohim)’s secret plan.
Original Language Text
greek
Κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθ’ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ ⸀μαρτύριον τοῦ θεοῦ.
English Translation
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of speech or wisdom proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
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When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom...
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For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Yashua (Jesus) Christ, the...
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I came to you in weakness — timid and trembling.
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And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I...
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I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God (Elohim).
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Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom th...
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No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God (Elohim) — his plan that was previously hidden, eve...
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8
But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our...
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9
That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard,<br>and no mind h...
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10
But it was to us that God (Elohim) revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out...
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11
No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God (Elohim...
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12
And we have received God (Elohim)’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful th...
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13
When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak wo...
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14
But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God (Elohim)’s Spirit. It all sounds...
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15
Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.
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For, “Who can know the LORD’s thoughts?<br>Who knows enough to teach him?”<br> But we understand the...
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