1And I brethren when I came to you, came not in gloriousness of words or of wisdom, shewing unto you the testimony of God. 2Neither shewed I myself that I knew any thing among you save Iesus Christ, even the same that was crucified. 3And I was among you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4And my words, and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom: but in shewing of the spirit and of power, 5that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men: but in the power of god.

6We speak that which is wisdom among them that are perfect: not the wisdom of this world neither of the rulers of this world (which goeth to nought,) 7but we speak the wisdom of god, which is in secret and lieth hid, which god ordained before the world unto our glory: 8which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory:

9but as it is written: The eye hath not seen, and the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which god hath prepared for them that love him.

10But God hath opened them unto us by his spirit. For the spirit searcheth all things, yea the bottom of godde's secrets. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man: save the spirit of a man which is within him? Even so the things of god knoweth no man, but the spirit of god. 12And we have not received the spirit of the world: but the spirit which cometh of god, for to know the things that are given to us of god, 13which things also we speak, not in the cunning words of man's wisdom, but with the cunning words of the holy ghost, making spiritual comparisons of spiritual things.

14For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of god: For they are but foolishness unto him. Neither can he perceive them because he is spiritually examined: 15but he that is spiritual discusseth all things: yet he himself is judged of no man. 16For who knoweth the mind of the Lord, other who shall inform him? but we understand the mind of Christ.