Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

The Spirit Reveals What the Cross Conceals from the Natural Mind

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

3I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.

4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

5so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 2:4Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:17Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 2:13Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 4:3Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:6Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:5-7OliveGrove study links Galatians 6:14OliveGrove study links Romans 1:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

[When] IΚἀγὼG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularcameἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbI did not comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularwithκαθ’G2596PrepositioneloquenceὑπεροχὴνG5247Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .λόγουG3056Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularorἢG2228ConjunctionwisdomσοφίαςG4678Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[as] I proclaimedκαταγγέλλωνG2605Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulartestimonyμαρτύριονG3142Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularabout GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Galatians 6:14Classic cross-references Romans 1:16Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:22Classic cross-references John 17:3Classic cross-references Philippians 3:8Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:5-7OliveGrove study links

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI resolvedἔκρινάG2919Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto knowεἰδέναιG1492Verb - Perfect Infinitive ActivenothingοὐG3756Adverb. . .τιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular[while I was] withἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralexceptεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHimτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularcrucifiedἐσταυρωμένονG4717Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 4:7Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 4:10Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 13:4Classic cross-references Philippians 2:12Classic cross-references Galatians 4:13Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:5-7OliveGrove study links Galatians 6:14OliveGrove study links Romans 1:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

IκἀγὼG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularcameἐγενόμηνG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionweaknessἀσθενείᾳG769Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἐνG1722PrepositionfearφόβῳG5401Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwithἐνG1722PrepositionmuchπολλῷG4183Adjective - Dative Masculine SingulartremblingτρόμῳG5156Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Zechariah 4:6Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:7Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 4:20Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 1:5Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:17Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:5-7OliveGrove study links Galatians 6:14OliveGrove study links Romans 1:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmessageλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularpreachingκήρυγμάG2782Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[were] notοὐκG3756AdverbwithἐνG1722PrepositionpersuasiveπειθοῖςG3981Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralwordsλόγοιςG3056Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralof wisdomσοφίαςG4678Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionwithἐνG1722Prepositiona demonstrationἀποδείξειG585Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof [the] Spirit’sΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionpowerδυνάμεωςG1411Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 12:9Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 10:4Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:7Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:7Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:17Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:5-7OliveGrove study links Galatians 6:14OliveGrove study links Romans 1:16OliveGrove study links

Original words

so thatἵναG2443ConjunctionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularfaithπίστιςG4102Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbwould not restᾖG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularonἐνG1722Prepositionmen’sἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralwisdomσοφίᾳG4678Noun - Dative Feminine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctiononἐνG1722PrepositionGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularpowerδυνάμειG1411Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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