1 Corinthians 2:1-8 ▼

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.