1 Corinthians 2:1-8 ▼

1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God;

2 for I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.

3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;

5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 But we speak wisdom among the perfect; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;

7 but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery—the hidden wisdom ?which God predestined before the ages for our glory;

8 which no one of the rulers of this age has known; for had they known it , they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;