1 Corinthians 2:1-10 ▼

1 AND I, my brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellency of speech, nor did I preach to you with learning the mystery of God.

2 For I did not pretend to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and even him crucified.

3 And I was with you with much reverence for God and in trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

5 So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 Howbeit we do discuss wisdom with those who have comprehension, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world who pass away:

7 But we discuss the wisdom of God shown in a mysterious way, and it is hidden, but which God ordained before the world for our glory:

8 Which none of the rulers of the world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the LORD of glory.

9 But as it is written, The eye has not seen, and the ear has not heard, and the heart of man has not conceived the things which God has prepared for those who love him.

10 But God has revealed them to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.