Chapter 2
1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
ΚἀγὼKagōAnd I myselfG1473P-1NS + G2532 ἐλθὼνelthōnhaving comeG2064V-2AAP-NSM ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,G0080N-VPM ἦλθονēlthoncameG2064V-2AAI-1S καθ᾽kath᾽according toG2596PREP ὑπεροχὴνhuperochēnexcellencyG5247N-ASF λόγουlogouof speechG3056N-GSM σοφίαςsophiaswisdomG4678N-GSF καταγγέλλωνkatangellōnproclaimingG2605V-PAP-NSM ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771P-2DP μυστήριονmustērionmysteryG3466N-ASN θεοῦ.theouof God.G2316N-GSM-T 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
ἔκρινάekrinaI decidedG2919V-AAI-1S εἰδέναιeidenaito knowG6063V-RAN ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424GN-ASM-P ΧριστὸνChristonChristG5547N-ASM-T τοῦτονtoutonHimG3778D-ASM ἐσταυρωμένον.estaurōmenoncrucified.G4717V-RPP-ASM 3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
κἀγὼkagōAnd I myselfG1473P-1NS + G2532 ἀσθενείᾳastheneiaweaknessG0769GN-DSF τρόμῳtromōtremblingG5156N-DSM ἐγενόμηνegenomēnwasG1096V-2ADI-1S 4 My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
λόγοςlogosmessageG3056N-NSM κήρυγμάkērugmapreachingG2782N-NSN οὐκouk[were] notG3756PRT-N πειθοῖςpeithoispersuasiveG3981A-DPM ἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsof humanG0442A-GSF σοφίαςsophiasof wisdomG4678N-GSF λόγοιςlogoiswordsG3056N-DPM ἀποδείξειapodeixeidemonstrationG0585N-DSF πνεύματοςpneumatosof [the] SpiritG4151GN-GSN δυνάμεως,dunameōsof power,G1411N-GSF 5 so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771P-2GP σοφίᾳsophiawisdomG4678N-DSF ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menG0444N-GPM δυνάμειdunameipowerG1411N-DSF θεοῦ.¶theouof God.G2316N-GSM-T Spiritual Wisdom
(Ephesians 1:15–23)
6 Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
ΣοφίανSophianWisdomG4678N-ASF λαλοῦμενlaloumenwe speakG2980V-PAI-1P τελείοις,teleioismature,G5046A-DPM σοφίανsophianwisdomG4678N-ASF τούτουtoutouof thisG3778D-GSM ἀρχόντωνarchontōnrulersG0758N-GPM τούτουtoutouof thisG3778D-GSM καταργουμένων·katargoumenōnare coming to naught;G2673V-PPP-GPM 7 No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God,1 which He destined for our glory before time began.
λαλοῦμενlaloumenwe speakG2980V-PAI-1P θεοῦtheouof GodG2316N-GSM-T σοφίανsophianwisdomG4678N-ASF μυστηρίῳmustēriōa mysteryG3466N-DSN ἀποκεκρυμμένην,apokekrummenēnhidden,G0613V-RPP-ASF προώρισενproōrisenforeordainedG4309V-AAI-3S δόξανdoxangloryG1391N-ASF ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,G3165P-1GP - Or we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery
8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
οὐδεὶςoudeisnoneG3762A-NSM ἀρχόντωνarchontōnrulersG0758N-GPM τούτουtoutouof thisG3778D-GSM ἔγνωκεν·egnōkenhas understood;G1097V-RAI-3S ἔγνωσαν,egnōsanthey had understood [it],G1097V-2AAI-3P δόξηςdoxēsof gloryG1391N-GSF ἐσταύρωσαν,estaurōsanthey crucified,G4717V-AAI-3P 9 Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”1
καθὼςkathōseven asG2531CONJ γέγραπται·gegraptaiit has been written:G1125V-RPI-3S ὀφθαλμὸςophthalmoseyeG3788N-NSM εἶδενeidenhas seenG1492HV-2AAI-3S ἤκουσενēkousenhas heardG0191V-AAI-3S καρδίανkardianheartG2588N-ASF ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof manG0444N-GSM ἀνέβη,anebēhas entered,G0305V-2AAI-3S ἡτοίμασενhētoimasenhas preparedG2090V-AAI-3S τοῖςtoisfor thoseG3588T-DPM ἀγαπῶσινagapōsinlovingG0025V-PAP-DPM αὐτόν.¶autonHim.G0846P-ASM - Isaiah 64:4
10 But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
ἀπεκάλυψενapekalupsenrevealed [it]G0601V-AAI-3S πνεύματοςpneumatosSpiritG4151GN-GSN αὐτοῦ·autouof him;G0846P-GSM πάνταpantaall thingsG3956A-APN ἐραυνᾷ,eraunasearches,G2045V-PAI-3S βάθηbathēdepthsG0899N-APN θεοῦ.theouof God.G2316N-GSM-T 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
οἶδενoidenknowsG6063V-RAI-3S ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnamong menG0444N-GPM τὰtathe [things]G3588T-APN ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoumanG0444N-GSM ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoumanG0444N-GSM τὰtathe [things]G3588T-APN θεοῦtheouof GodG2316N-GSM-T οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]G3762A-NSM ἔγνωκενegnōkenhas knownG1097V-RAI-3S θεοῦ.theouof God.G2316N-GSM-T 12 We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselvesG3165P-1NP κόσμουkosmouworldG2889N-GSM ἐλάβομενelabomenhave receivedG2983V-2AAI-1P θεοῦ,theouGod,G2316N-GSM-T εἰδῶμενeidōmenwe may knowG6063V-RAS-1P τὰtathe [things]G3588T-APN χαρισθένταcharisthentahaving been grantedG5483V-APP-APN ἡμῖν·hēminto us;G3165P-1DP 13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.1
λαλοῦμενlaloumenwe speakG2980V-PAI-1P διδακτοῖςdidaktoistaughtG1318A-DPM ἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsof humanG0442A-GSF σοφίαςsophiaswisdomG4678N-GSF λόγοιςlogoiswordsG3056N-DPM διδακτοῖςdidaktoistaughtG1318A-DPM πνεύματοςpneumatosof [the] SpiritG4151GN-GSN πνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisby spiritual [means]G4152A-DPN πνευματικὰpneumatikaspiritual thingsG4152A-APN συγκρίνοντες.sugkrinontescommunicating.G4793V-PAP-NPM - Or to spiritual people
14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
ψυχικὸςpsuchikos[The] naturalG5591A-NSM ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanG0444N-NSM δέχεταιdechetaiacceptsG1209V-PNI-3S τὰtathe [things]G3588T-APN πνεύματοςpneumatosSpiritG4151GN-GSN θεοῦ,theouof God,G2316N-GSM-T μωρίαmōriafoolishnessG3472N-NSF ἐστιν,estinthey are,G1510V-PAI-3S δύναταιdunataihe is ableG1410V-PNI-3S γνῶναι,gnōnaito understand [them],G1097V-2AAN πνευματικῶςpneumatikōsspirituallyG4153ADV ἀνακρίνεται.anakrinetaithey are discerned.G0350V-PPI-3S 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
πνευματικὸςpneumatikosspiritualG4152A-NSM ἀνακρίνειanakrineijudgesG0350V-PAI-3S πάντα,pantaall thingsG3956A-APN αὐτὸςautoshe himselfG0846P-NSM οὐδενὸςoudenosno [one]G3762A-GSM ἀνακρίνεται.anakrinetaiis judged.G0350V-PPI-3S 16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?”1 But we have the mind of Christ.
ἔγνωegnōhas knownG1097V-2AAI-3S νοῦνnoun[the] mindG3563N-ASM κυρίου,kuriouof [the] Lord?G2962GN-GSM-T συμβιβάσειsumbibaseiwill instructG4822V-FAI-3S αὐτόν;autonHim?G0846P-ASM ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselvesG3165P-1NP νοῦνnoun[the] mindG3563N-ASM ΧριστοῦChristouof ChristG5547N-GSM-T ἔχομεν.¶echomenhave.G2192V-PAI-1P - Isaiah 40:13 (see also LXX)