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| 2:1 | And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. |
| 2:2 | For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. |
| 2:3 | And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. |
| 2:4 | And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: |
| 2:5 | That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. |
| 2:6 | Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: |
| 2:7 | But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: |
| 2:8 | Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. |
| 2:9 | But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. |
| 2:10 | But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. |
| 2:11 | For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. |
| 2:12 | Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. |
| 2:13 | Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. |
| 2:14 | But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. |
| 2:15 | But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. |
| 2:16 | For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. |
| 2:1 | And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellencie of woordes, or of wisedome, shewing vnto you the testimonie of God. |
| 2:2 | For I esteemed not to knowe any thing among you, saue Iesus Christ, and him crucified. |
| 2:3 | And I was among you in weakenesse, and in feare, and in much trembling. |
| 2:4 | Neither stoode my woorde, and my preaching in the entising speach of mans wisdom, but in plaine euidence of the Spirite and of power, |
| 2:5 | That your faith should not be in the wisdome of men, but in the power of God. |
| 2:6 | And we speake wisedome among them that are perfect: not the wisedome of this world, neither of the princes of this world, which come to nought. |
| 2:7 | But we speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hid wisedom, which God had determined before the world, vnto our glory. |
| 2:8 | Which none of the princes of this world hath knowen: for had they knowen it, they would not haue crucified the Lord of glory. |
| 2:9 | But as it is written, The thinges which eye hath not seene, neither eare hath heard, neither came into mans heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that loue him. |
| 2:10 | But God hath reueiled them vnto vs by his Spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepe things of God. |
| 2:11 | For what man knoweth the things of a man, saue the spirite of a man, which is in him? euen so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God. |
| 2:12 | Nowe we haue receiued not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, that we might knowe the thinges that are giuen to vs of God. |
| 2:13 | Which things also we speake, not in the woordes which mans wisedome teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spirituall things with spirituall things. |
| 2:14 | But the naturall man perceiueth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can hee knowe them, because they are spiritually discerned. |
| 2:15 | But hee that is spirituall, discerneth all things: yet he himselfe is iudged of no man. |
| 2:16 | For who hath knowen the minde of the Lord, that hee might instruct him? But we haue the minde of Christ. |
| 2:1 | And I brethren when I came to you came not in gloriousnes of wordes or of wysdome shewynge vnto you the testimony of God. |
| 2:2 | Nether shewed I my selfe that I knewe eny thinge amonge you save Iesus Christ eve the same that was crucified. |
| 2:3 | And I was amoge you in weaknes and in feare and in moche treblinge. |
| 2:4 | And my wordes and my preachinge were not with entysynge wordes of manes wysdome: but in shewinge of ye sprete and of power |
| 2:5 | that youre fayth shuld not stonde in ye wysdome of me but in yt power of God. |
| 2:6 | That we speake of is wysdome amonge them that are perfecte: not the wysdome of this worlde nether of the rulars of this worlde (which go to nought) |
| 2:7 | but we speake ye wysdome of God which is in secrete and lieth hyd which God ordeyned before the worlde vnto oure glory: |
| 2:8 | which wysdome none of ye rulars of the worlde knewe. For had they knowe it they wolde not have crucified the Lorde of glory. |
| 2:9 | But as it is written: The eye hath not sene and the eare hath not hearde nether have entred into the herte of man ye thinges which God hath prepared for them that love him. |
| 2:10 | But God hath opened them vnto vs by his sprete. For ye sprete searcheth all thinges ye the bottome of Goddes secretes. |
| 2:11 | For what man knoweth the thinges of a ma: save ye sprete of a man which is with in him? Even so ye thinges of God knoweth no man but ye sprete of god. |
| 2:12 | And we have not receaved the sprete of ye worlde: but the sprete which cometh of god for to knowe the thinges that are geve to vs of god |
| 2:13 | which thinges also we speake not in the conynge wordes of manes wysdome but with the conynge wordes of the holy goost makynge spretuall coparesons of spretuall thinges. |
| 2:14 | For ye naturall man perceaveth not the thinges of the sprete of god. For they are but folysshnes vnto him. Nether can he perceave them because he is spretually examined. |
| 2:15 | But he that is spretuall discusseth all thinges: yet he him selfe is iudged of no ma. |
| 2:16 | For who knoweth the mynde of the Lorde other who shall informe him? But we vnderstonde the mynde of Christ. |
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