1 Corinthians 2:4-8

4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit

6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
7 No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Cross References 10

  • 1. ver 1
  • 2. S Romans 15:13; Romans 15:19
  • 3. 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 6:7
  • 4. Ephesians 4:13; Philippians 3:15; Colossians 4:12; Hebrews 5:14; Hebrews 6:1; James 1:4
  • 5. ver 8; S 1 Corinthians 1:20
  • 6. Psalms 146:4
  • 7. ver 1
  • 8. Romans 16:25
  • 9. ver 6; S 1 Corinthians 1:20
  • 10. Psalms 24:7; Acts 7:2; James 2:1
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