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First Epistle to the Corinthians, Chapter 2

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1 Corinthians 2 ASV - American Standard Version1 Corinthians 2 ASV - American Standard Version

Chapter 2 of 1 Corinthians—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of [a]speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the [b]testimony of God.
  2. For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
  3. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
  4. And my [c]speech and my [d]preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
  5. that your faith should not [e]stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
  6. ¶ We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this [f]1world, nor of the rulers of this [g]2world, who are coming to nought:
  7. but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the [h]worlds unto our glory:
  8. which none of the rulers of this [i]world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory:
  9. but as it is written,
    3Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not,
    ¶ And which entered not into the heart of man,
    ¶ Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
  10. [j]But unto us God revealed [k]them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
  11. For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.
  12. But we received, not the spirit of the 4world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.
  13. Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; [l]combining spiritual things with spiritual words.
  14. Now the [m]natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually [n]judged.
  15. But he that is spiritual [o]judgeth all things, and he himself is [p]judged of no man.
  16. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, word
  2. ^ Many ancient authorities read mystery.
  3. ^ Or, word
  4. ^ Greek thing preached.
  5. ^ Greek be.
  6. ^ Or, age: and so in verses 7, 8; but not in verse 12.
  7. ^ Or, age: and so in verses 7, 8; but not in verse 12.
  8. ^ Or, age
  9. ^ Or, age
  10. ^ Some ancient authorities read For.
  11. ^ Or, it
  12. ^ Or, interpreting spiritual things to spiritual men
  13. ^ Or, unspiritual. Greek psychical.
  14. ^ Or, examined
  15. ^ Or, examineth
  16. ^ Or, examined

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Co 2:7, 8, 12
  2. ^ 1Co 2:7, 8, 12
  3. ^ Is 64:4; 65:17
  4. ^ 1Co 2:6

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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