Chapter 2
1 AND I, when I came to you, brethren, came not with superior excellence of discourse or wisdom, preaching unto you the gospel of 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 determined not to know any thing among you, save 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 And in weakness, and in fear, and in much timidity, was I among you.
κἀγὼkagōAnd I myselfG1473P-1NS + G2532 ἀσθενείᾳastheneiaweaknessG0769GN-DSF τρόμῳtromōtremblingG5156N-DSM ἐγενόμηνegenomēnwasG1096V-2ADI-1S 4 And my conversation and my preaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with demonstration of the Spirit, and of 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 that your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771P-2GP σοφίᾳsophiawisdomG4678N-DSF ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menG0444N-GPM δυνάμειdunameipowerG1411N-DSF θεοῦ.¶theouof God.G2316N-GSM-T 6 But we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are destroying themselves:
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 but we speak the wisdom of God, which had been hid in mystery, which God predestined before the worlds were, for our glory:
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 8 which none of the rulers of this world have known: for if they had known it, 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 But, as it is written1, “The things which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and that have not entered into the heart of man, these hath God prepared for those who love him.”
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 - Isa. lxiv. 4.
10 But to us hath God revealed them by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth out all things, even the depths 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 knoweth the things of man, save the spirit of man which is in him? so also the things of God knoweth no man, but 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 Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
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 Which things also we speak, not in discourses framed by human wisdom, but taught by the Spirit of God; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
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 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are folly to him: and he cannot know 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 But the spiritual man discerneth indeed all things, though himself is discernible by no man.
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 hath known the mind of the Lord? who will instruct him? 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