Paul’s Message by the Spirit’s Power

1  Κἀγὼ (And I) ἐλθὼν (having come) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you⁺), ἀδελφοί (brothers), ἦλθον (came) οὐ (not) καθ’ (according to) ὑπεροχὴν (excellence) λόγου (of speech) ἢ (or) σοφίας (of wisdom) καταγγέλλων (proclaiming) ὑμῖν (to you⁺) τὸ (the) μαρτύριον (testimony) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). 2  οὐ (Not) γὰρ (for) ἔκρινά (I decided) τι (anything) εἰδέναι (to know) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you⁺) εἰ (if) μὴ (not) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) Χριστὸν (Christ) καὶ (and) τοῦτον (Him) ἐσταυρωμένον (having been crucified). 3  κἀγὼ (And I) ἐν (in) ἀσθενείᾳ (weakness) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) φόβῳ (fear) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τρόμῳ (trembling) πολλῷ (much) ἐγενόμην (was) πρὸς (with) ὑμᾶς (you⁺), 4  καὶ (And) ὁ (the) λόγος (speech) μου (of me) καὶ (and) τὸ (the) κήρυγμά (preaching) μου (of me) οὐκ (were not) ἐν (in) πειθοῖς (persuasive) σοφίας (of wisdom) λόγοις (words), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐν (in) ἀποδείξει (demonstration) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit) καὶ (and) δυνάμεως (of power), 5  ἵνα (so that) ἡ (the) πίστις (faith) ὑμῶν (of you⁺) μὴ (not) ᾖ (may be) ἐν (in) σοφίᾳ (the wisdom) ἀνθρώπων (of men) ἀλλ’ (but) ἐν (in) δυνάμει (the power) Θεοῦ (of God).

Spiritual Wisdom
(Ephesians 1:15–23)

6  Σοφίαν (Wisdom) δὲ (however) λαλοῦμεν (we speak) ἐν (among) τοῖς (the) τελείοις (mature), σοφίαν (the wisdom) δὲ (however) οὐ (not) τοῦ (the) αἰῶνος (age) τούτου (of this) οὐδὲ (nor) τῶν (of the) ἀρχόντων (rulers) τοῦ (the) αἰῶνος (age) τούτου (of this) τῶν (who) καταργουμένων (are coming to nothing)· 7  ἀλλὰ (But) λαλοῦμεν (we speak) Θεοῦ (of God) σοφίαν (wisdom) ἐν (in) μυστηρίῳ (a mystery), τὴν (-) ἀποκεκρυμμένην (having been hidden), ἣν (which) προώρισεν (predestined) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) πρὸ (before) τῶν (the) αἰώνων (ages) εἰς (for) δόξαν (glory) ἡμῶν (of us)· 8  ἣν (which) οὐδεὶς (none) τῶν (of the) ἀρχόντων (rulers) τοῦ (the) αἰῶνος (age) τούτου (of this) ἔγνωκεν (has known)· εἰ (if) γὰρ (for) ἔγνωσαν (they had known), οὐκ (not) ἂν (-) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) τῆς (-) δόξης (of glory) ἐσταύρωσαν (they would have crucified)· 9  ἀλλὰ (but) καθὼς (as) γέγραπται (it has been written)·

Ἃ (What) ὀφθαλμὸς (eye) οὐκ (not) εἶδεν (has seen)

καὶ (and) οὖς (ear) οὐκ (not) ἤκουσεν (has heard)

καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (upon) καρδίαν (the heart) ἀνθρώπου (of man) οὐκ (not) ἀνέβη (has not gone up),

ὅσα (as much as) ἡτοίμασεν (prepared) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) τοῖς (for those) ἀγαπῶσιν (loving) αὐτόν (Him).

10  Ἡμῖν (To us) γὰρ (for) ἀπεκάλυψεν (revealed it) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) διὰ (through) τοῦ (the) Πνεύματος (Spirit)·

Τὸ (The) γὰρ (for) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) πάντα (all things) ἐραυνᾷ (searches), καὶ (even) τὰ (the) βάθη (depths) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). 11  τίς (Who) γὰρ (for) οἶδεν (knows) ἀνθρώπων (of men) τὰ (the things) τοῦ (of the) ἀνθρώπου (man) εἰ (if) μὴ (not) τὸ (the) πνεῦμα (spirit) τοῦ (of the) ἀνθρώπου (man) τὸ (that is) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (him)? οὕτως (So) καὶ (also) τὰ (the things) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) οὐδεὶς (no one) ἔγνωκεν (has known) εἰ (if) μὴ (not) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). 12  ἡμεῖς (We) δὲ (now) οὐ (not) τὸ (the) πνεῦμα (spirit) τοῦ (of the) κόσμου (world) ἐλάβομεν (received) ἀλλὰ (but) τὸ (the) πνεῦμα (Spirit) τὸ (who is) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God), ἵνα (so that) εἰδῶμεν (we may know) τὰ (the things) ὑπὸ (by) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God) χαρισθέντα (having been graciously given) ἡμῖν (to us)· 13  ἃ (which) καὶ (also) λαλοῦμεν (we speak) οὐκ (not) ἐν (in) διδακτοῖς (taught) ἀνθρωπίνης (of human) σοφίας (wisdom) λόγοις (words), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐν (in those) διδακτοῖς (taught) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit), πνευματικοῖς (by spiritual means) πνευματικὰ (spiritual things) συνκρίνοντες (expressing).

14  Ψυχικὸς (The natural) δὲ (however) ἄνθρωπος (man) οὐ (not) δέχεται (accepts) τὰ (the things) τοῦ (of the) Πνεύματος (Spirit) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God)· μωρία (foolishness) γὰρ (for) αὐτῷ (to him) ἐστίν (they are), καὶ (and) οὐ (not) δύναται (he is able) γνῶναι (to know them), ὅτι (because) πνευματικῶς (spiritually) ἀνακρίνεται (they are discerned). 15  ὁ (The) δὲ (however) πνευματικὸς (spiritual man) ἀνακρίνει (judges) τὰ (-) πάντα (all things), αὐτὸς (he himself) δὲ (however) ὑπ’ (by) οὐδενὸς (no one) ἀνακρίνεται (is judged). 16  Τίς (Who) γὰρ (for) ἔγνω (has known) νοῦν (the mind) Κυρίου (of the Lord), ὃς (that) συμβιβάσει (he will instruct) αὐτόν (Him)? ἡμεῖς (We) δὲ (however) νοῦν (the mind) Χριστοῦ (of Christ) ἔχομεν (have).