1 Corinthians 2:5

3 ^aI was with you ^bin weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching ^awere not with persuasive words of¹ human wisdom, ^bbut in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the ^apower of God.

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6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God¹ ordained before the ages for our glory,

8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for ^ahad they known, they would not have ^bcrucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written:
^a“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

10 But ^aGod has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 2:5

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American Standard Version
that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Amplified® Bible
So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God.

Contemporary English Version
That way you would have faith because of God's power and not because of human wisdom.

Darby English Version
that your faith might not stand in men's wisdom, but in God's power.

Good News Bible
Your faith, then, does not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.

International Standard Version
so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God's power.

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

New American Standard Bible
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

New International Version
so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

New King James Version
that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

Young's Literal Translation
that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

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