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1 Corinthians 2 The things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit
Paul reminds the Corinthians that he came to them not with impressive speech but with the Spirit's power. God's wisdom is revealed by the Spirit, and spiritual things can only be understood spiritually.
13 of 16 verses connected · 61 talks · 88 verse-to-talk connections
Come, Follow Me 2027Week 34 · August 16–22
1 Corinthians 2
- And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. (1 connected talks)
- For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. (2 connected talks)
- And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. (1 connected talks)
- And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: (4 connected talks)
- That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. (3 connected talks)
- Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
- But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
- Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
- But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. (16 connected talks)
- But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. (3 connected talks)
- For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. (10 connected talks)
- Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. (4 connected talks)
- Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. (6 connected talks)
- But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (27 connected talks)
- But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. (2 connected talks)
- For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. (9 connected talks)
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Data version: 1-corinthians-2 · 2026-10-09