Verse 1

1 Corinthians 2:1

Bible in Basic English

1 And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God (Elohim).
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 And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you...
2 For I had made the decision to have knowledge of nothing among you but only of Yashua (Jesus) Christ... Focus ↗
3 And I was with you without strength, in fear and in doubt. Focus ↗
4 And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the S... Focus ↗
5 So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God (Elohim). Focus ↗
6 But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this worl... Focus ↗
7 But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God (Elohim), which he had kept in store before the wor... Focus ↗
8 Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put... Focus ↗
9 But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ear... Focus ↗
10 But God (Elohim) has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit make... Focus ↗
11 For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same... Focus ↗
12 But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God (Elohim), so that we ma... Focus ↗
13 And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us... Focus ↗
14 For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God (Elohim): for they seem f... Focus ↗
15 But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one. Focus ↗
16 For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Chri... Focus ↗
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Book
1 Corinthians
Chapter
Chapter 2 (16 verses)
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