1 Now when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with any brilliance of oratory or wise argument to announce to you the mystery of God.
2 I was resolved that the only knowledge I would have while I was with you was knowledge of Jesus, and of him as the crucified Christ.
3 I came among you in weakness, in fear and great trembling
4 and what I spoke and proclaimed was not meant to convince by philosophical argument, but to demonstrate the convincing power of the Spirit,
5 so that your faith should depend not on human wisdom but on the power of God.
6 But still, to those who have reached maturity, we do talk of a wisdom, not, it is true, a philosophy of this age or of the rulers of this age, who will not last long now.
7 It is of the mysterious wisdom of God that we talk, the wisdom that was hidden, which God predestined to be for our glory before the ages began.
8 None of the rulers of the age recognised it; for if they had recognised it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;
9 but it is as scripture says: What no eye has seen and no ear has heard, what the mind of man cannot visualise; all that God has prepared for those who love him;
10 to us, though, God has given revelation through the Spirit, for the Spirit explores the depths of everything, even the depths of God.
11 After all, is there anyone who knows the qualities of anyone except his own spirit, within him; and in the same way, nobody knows the qualities of God except the Spirit of God.
12 Now, the Spirit we have received is not the spirit of the world but God's own Spirit, so that we may understand the lavish gifts God has given us.
13 And these are what we speak of, not in the terms learnt from human philosophy, but in terms learnt from the Spirit, fitting spiritual language to spiritual things.
14 The natural person has no room for the gifts of God's Spirit; to him they are folly; he cannot recognise them, because their value can be assessed only in the Spirit.
15 The spiritual person, on the other hand, can assess the value of everything, and that person's value cannot be assessed by anybody else.
16 For: who has ever known the mind of the Lord? Who has ever been his adviser? But we are those who have the mind of Christ.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Corinthians, 2:
1 Corinthians 2 deals with God's wisdom and how it is revealed through the Holy Spirit. Paul argues that this wisdom is not accessible through human wisdom, but only through the Holy Spirit, who enables believers to understand the things of God. Moreover, he emphasizes that Christian leaders must speak with spiritual wisdom, not with human persuasion, so that the faith of believers is firm in God and not in men.
Proverbs 2:6: "For the Lord gives wisdom; his mouth comes from knowledge and understanding." This verse emphasizes that wisdom comes from God and cannot be achieved through human wisdom.
Isaiah 64:4: "For since ancient times he has not heard, nor with ears he has perceived himself, nor with his eyes he has seen a God beyond you, who works for the one who expects in him." This verse emphasizes that God is incomparable and that He acts in favor of those who trust in Him.
Romans 11:33: "O depth of wealth, both of wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unstopable are your judgments, and how unscructable your ways!" This verse highlights the incomprehensibility of God's wisdom and knowledge to the human mind.
1 John 2:20: "And you have anointing from the part of him who is holy, and all have knowledge." This verse highlights the importance of the anointing of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life, which enables knowledge and understanding of God's things.
James 1:5: "And if any of you are lacking wisdom, ask it to God, who gives all liberally, and does not throw him into the face; and be given to him." This verse emphasizes that God's wisdom is available to those who humbly seek it.
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