(When) I came to you , brothers , vvv I did not come with eloquence ... or wisdom (as) I proclaimed to you the testimony - about God.
For I resolved to know nothing ... (while I was) with you except ... Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
I came to you in weakness and - fear , and with much trembling.
- My - message and my - preaching (were) not with persuasive words of wisdom , but with a demonstration of (the) Spirit’s - power ,
so that your - faith vvv would not rest on men’s wisdom , but on God’s power.
Among the mature , however , we speak a message of wisdom — but not (the) wisdom of this - age (or) of the rulers of this - age , who are coming to nothing.
No , we speak of vvv (the) mysterious - (and) hidden wisdom of God , which - (He) destined for our glory before - time (began).
None of the rulers of this - age understood (it). For if they had , vvv vvv they would not have crucified the Lord - of glory.
Rather , as it is written : “ - No eye has seen , - no ear has heard , - no heart has imagined ... ... , what - God has prepared for those who love Him.”
But - God has revealed (it) to us by the Spirit. - The Spirit searches all things , even the deep ( things ) - of God.
For who among men knows the (thoughts) - of man except ... vvv vvv (his own) spirit - within him ? So too , no one knows the (thoughts) - of God except ... the Spirit - of God.
- We have not received ... the spirit of the world , but the Spirit who (is) from - God , that we may understand what - - God has freely given us.
And (this is) (what) we speak , not in words taught (us) by human wisdom , but in (words) taught by (the) Spirit , expressing spiritual tRuth -s in spiritual (words).
- (The) natural man {does} not accept the things that come from the Spirit - of God. For they are foolishness to him , and vvv he cannot understand (them) , because {they are} spiritually discerned.
- The spiritual (man) Judges - - all things , but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment ... ....
“ For who has known (the) mind of (the) Lord , (so as) to instruct Him ?” But we have (the) mind of Christ.