1 Corinthians 2:7 - Revised Version 1885

but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

but we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But rather what we are setting forth is a wisdom of God once hidden [from the human understanding] and now revealed to us by God–[that wisdom] which God devised and decreed before the ages for our glorification [to lift us into the glory of His presence].

American Standard Version (1901)

but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

Common English Bible

We talk about God’s wisdom, which has been hidden as a secret. God determined this wisdom in advance, before time began, for our glory.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Instead, we speak of the wisdom of God in a mystery which has been hidden, which God predestined before this age for our glory,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, a wisdom which is hidden, which God ordained before the world, unto our glory:

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