1 Corinthians 2:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”
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“so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 2:5 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- 1 Corinthians 1:17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
- 2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
- 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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