1 Corinthians 2:4-6
New King James Version
4 And my speech and my preaching (A)were not with persuasive words of [a]human wisdom, (B)but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the (C)power of God.
Spiritual Wisdom
6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:4 NU omits human
1 Corinthians 2:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 and my [a]message and my preaching were (A)not in persuasive words of [b]wisdom, but in demonstration of (B)the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not [c]rest on the [d]wisdom of mankind, but on (C)the power of God.
6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are (D)mature; a wisdom, however, not of (E)this age nor of the rulers of (F)this age, who are (G)passing away;
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- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Lit word
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 Lit be
- 1 Corinthians 2:5 Or cleverness
1 Corinthians 2:4-6
Amplified Bible
4 And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them], 5 so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom and rhetoric of men, but on the power of God.
6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those spiritually mature [believers who have teachable hearts and a greater understanding]; but [it is a higher] wisdom not [the wisdom] of this present age nor of the rulers and leaders of this age, who are passing away;
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1 Corinthians 2:4-6
New International Version
4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(A) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(B) 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(C)
God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,(D) but not the wisdom of this age(E) or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.(F)
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