Verse 13
1 Corinthians 2:13
New Living Translation
13
When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.
Original Language Text
greek
ἃ καὶ λαλοῦμεν οὐκ ἐν διδακτοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις, ἀλλ’ ἐν διδακτοῖς ⸀πνεύματος, πνευματικοῖς πνευματικὰ συγκρίνοντες.
English Translation
Which we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
1
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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3
I came to you in weakness — timid and trembling.
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4
And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I...
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5
I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God (Elohim).
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6
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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7
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
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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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But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God (Elohim)’s Spirit. It all sounds...
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15
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16
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