1 A s for myself, brethren, when I came to you, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony and evidence or mystery and secret of God in lofty words of eloquence or human philosophy and wisdom;

E eu, irmãos, quando fui ter convosco, anunciando-vos o testemunho de Deus, não fui com sublimidade de palavras ou de sabedoria.

2 F or I resolved to know nothing (to be acquainted with nothing, to make a display of the knowledge of nothing, and to be conscious of nothing) among you except Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and Him crucified.

Porque nada me propus saber entre vós, senão a Jesus Cristo, e este crucificado.

3 A nd I was in ( passed into a state of) weakness and fear (dread) and great trembling '> after I had come] among you.

E eu estive convosco em fraqueza, e em temor, e em grande tremor.

4 A nd my language and my message were not set forth in persuasive (enticing and plausible) words of wisdom, but they were in demonstration of the Spirit and power '> a proof by the Spirit and power of God, operating on me and stirring in the minds of my hearers the most holy emotions and thus persuading them],

A minha linguagem e a minha pregação não consistiram em palavras persuasivas de sabedoria, mas em demonstração do Espírito de poder;

5 S o that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God.

para que a vossa fé não se apoiasse na sabedoria dos homens, mas no poder de Deus.

6 Y et when we are among the full-grown (spiritually mature Christians who are ripe in understanding), we do impart a wisdom (the knowledge of the divine plan previously hidden); but it is indeed not a wisdom of this present age or of this world nor of the leaders and rulers of this age, who are being brought to nothing and are doomed to pass away.

Na verdade, entre os perfeitos falamos sabedoria, não porém a sabedoria deste mundo, nem dos príncipes deste mundo, que estão sendo reduzidos a nada;

7 B ut rather what we are setting forth is a wisdom of God once hidden and now revealed to us by God— which God devised and decreed before the ages for our glorification.

mas falamos a sabedoria de Deus em mistério, que esteve oculta, a qual Deus preordenou antes dos séculos para nossa glória;

8 N one of the rulers of this age or world perceived and recognized and understood this, for if they had, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.

a qual nenhum dos príncipes deste mundo compreendeu; porque se a tivessem compreendido, não teriam crucificado o Senhor da glória.

9 B ut, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him '> who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed].

Mas, como está escrito: As coisas que olhos não viram, nem ouvidos ouviram, nem penetraram o coração do homem, são as que Deus preparou para os que o amam.

10 Y et to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God '> divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man’s scrutiny].

Porque Deus no-las revelou pelo seu Espírito; pois o Espírito esquadrinha todas as coisas, mesmos as profundezas de Deus.

11 F or what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man’s thoughts except the man’s own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Pois, qual dos homens entende as coisas do homem, senão o espírito do homem que nele está? assim também as coisas de Deus, ninguém as compreendeu, senão o Espírito de Deus.

12 N ow we have not received the spirit the world, but the Spirit Who is from God, that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts bestowed on us by God.

Ora, nós não temos recebido o espírito do mundo, mas sim o Espírito que provém de Deus, a fim de compreendermos as coisas que nos foram dadas gratuitamente por Deus;

13 A nd we are setting these truths forth in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual truths with spiritual language.

as quais também falamos, não com palavras ensinadas pela sabedoria humana, mas com palavras ensinadas pelo Espírito Santo, comparando coisas espirituais com espirituais.

14 B ut the natural, nonspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God, for they are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him; and he is incapable of knowing them because they are spiritually discerned and estimated and appreciated.

Ora, o homem natural não aceita as coisas do Espírito de Deus, porque para ele são loucura; e não pode entendê-las, porque elas se discernem espiritualmente.

15 B ut the spiritual man tries all things '> examines, investigates, inquires into, questions, and discerns all things], yet is himself to be put on trial and judged by no one.

Mas o que é espiritual discerne bem tudo, enquanto ele por ninguém é discernido.

16 F or who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart.

Pois, quem jamais conheceu a mente do Senhor, para que possa instruí-lo? Mas nós temos a mente de Cristo.