Verse 1

1 Corinthians 2:1

Free Bible Version

1 Brothers and sisters, when I came to you I didn't try to impress you with wonderful words or great wisdom when I told you what God (Elohim) had to say to you.
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
1 Brothers and sisters, when I came to you I didn't try to impress you with wonderful words or great w...
2 I decided that while I was with you I didn't want to concentrate on anything except Yashua (Jesus) C... Focus ↗
3 I came to you in weakness, fearful and trembling. Focus ↗
4 I didn't speak to you with persuasive words of wisdom to convince you. I just explained it all to yo... Focus ↗
5 However, we do use words of wisdom when we speak to those who are spiritually mature, but this isn't... Focus ↗
6 None of the rulers of this world understood anything about this—for if they had, they would not have... Focus ↗
7 But as Scripture says, “No one has ever seen, and no one has ever heard, and no one has ever imagine... Focus ↗
8 But God (Elohim) has revealed this to us through the Spirit, because the Spirit delves into the dept... Focus ↗
9 Who knows anyone's thoughts except the actual person? In the same way no one knows God (Elohim)'s th... Focus ↗
10 For we have received the Spirit from God (Elohim), not the spirit of this world, so that we could un... Focus ↗
11 That's what we speak about—not using words taught by human wisdom, but what the Spirit teaches. We e... Focus ↗
12 Of course people who are not spiritual don't accept what comes from God (Elohim)'s Spirit. It's just... Focus ↗
13 People who are spiritual investigate everything, but are not placed under investigation themselves. Focus ↗
14 For “who understands the Lord's mind, and would think to instruct him?” But we do have Christ's mind... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
1 Corinthians
Chapter
Chapter 2 (14 verses)
Version
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