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1 Corinthiërs 2:5

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5 Opdat uw geloof niet zou zijn in wijsheid der mensen, maar in de kracht Gods.

1 Corinthiërs 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 2:5

That your faith should not stand
"Or be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God". The Spirit of God directed him, and he under his influence chose, and by his assistance pursued this way of preaching, with this view, and for this reason, that faith in Christ, and in the doctrines of his Gospel, which comes by hearing, might not be attributed to the force of human eloquence and oratory; or stand upon so sandy a foundation, as that which might, if that was the case, be puffed away by a superior flow and force of words; but that it might be ascribed, as it ought to be, to almighty power, stand in it, be supported by it, and at last be finished and fulfilled with it.

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1 Corinthiërs 2:5 In-Context

3 En ik was bij ulieden in zwakheid, en in vreze, en in vele beving.
4 En mijn rede, en mijn prediking was niet in bewegelijke woorden der menselijke wijsheid, maar in betoning des geestes en der kracht;
5 Opdat uw geloof niet zou zijn in wijsheid der mensen, maar in de kracht Gods.
6 En wij spreken wijsheid onder de volmaakten; doch een wijsheid, niet dezer wereld, noch der oversten dezer wereld, die te niet worden;
7 Maar wij spreken de wijsheid Gods, bestaande in verborgenheid, die bedekt was, welke God te voren verordineerd heeft tot heerlijkheid van ons, eer de wereld was;
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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