1 Corinthians 2:4-6
Common English Bible
4 My message and my preaching weren’t presented with convincing wise words but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power. 5 I did this so that your faith might not depend on the wisdom of people but on the power of God.
Definition of wisdom
6 What we say is wisdom to people who are mature. It isn’t a wisdom that comes from the present day or from today’s leaders who are being reduced to nothing.
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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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