1 Corinthians 2:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

I did this so that your faith might not depend on the wisdom of people but on the power of God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

so that your faith would not be based on the wisdom of men, but on the virtue of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

That your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

1 Corinthians 2:5 Cross References

Acts 16:14

One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to give heed to what was said by Paul.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

2 Corinthians 12:9

but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us.

2 Corinthians 6:7

truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;