1 Corinthians 2

1 Corinthians, chapter 2
Paul's message of wisdom
When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters
I didn't use lofty words and impressive
Wisdom to tell you God's secret plan
For I decided that while I was with you I would forget
Everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified
I came to you in weakness, timid, and trembling
And my message and my preaching were very plain
Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches
I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit
I did this so you would trust not in
Human wisdom but in the power of God
Yet, when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom
But not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or
To the rulers of this world, where it's soon forgotten, no
The wisdom we speak of is the mystery of
God, his plan that was previously hidden
Even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began
But the rulers of this world have not understood it
If they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord
That is what the Scriptures mean when they say
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has
Imagined what God has prepared for those who love him"
But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit
For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets
No one can know a person's thoughts except that person's own spirit
And no one can know God's thoughts except God's own Spirit
And we have received God's Spirit, not the world's spirit
So we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us
When we tell you these things, we do not
Use words that come from human wisdom
Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit
Using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths
But people who aren't spiritual can't
Receive these truths from God's Spirit
It all sounds foolish to them, and they can't understand it
For only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means
Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things
But they themselves cannot be evaluated by others
For who can know the Lord's thoughts?
Who knows enough to teach him?
But we understand these things
For we have the mind of Christ