1 ¶ And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not with puffed up speech or wisdom to declare unto you the testimony of God.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

2 F or I judged not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

3 A nd I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4 A nd my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5 t hat your faith should not be founded in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 ¶ For we speak perfect wisdom of God, and not the wisdom of this age nor of the princes of this age, that come to nought,

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:

7 b ut we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God predestined before the ages unto our glory,

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 w hich none of the princes of this age knew (for had they known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory).

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 B ut as it is written, That which eye has not seen nor ear heard neither has entered into the heart of man is that which God has prepared for those that love him.

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.

10 B ut God has revealed this unto us by his Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 F or who among men knows the things of man, except the spirit of man which is in him? Even so no one has known the things of God, but the Spirit of God.

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.

12 N ow we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that God has given us.

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.

13 W hich things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teaches, but with doctrine of the Holy Spirit, jointly fitting spiritual things by spiritual means.

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.

14 B ut the natural man does not perceive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

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.

15 B ut he that is spiritual discerns all things, yet he is discerned by no one.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

16 F or who has known the understanding of the Lord? Who has instructed him? But we have the understanding of Christ.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.