1 Corinthians 2:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Common English Bible

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

A certain woman named Lydia, a worshiper of God, was listening to us; she was from the city of Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel—and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not 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 power is made perfect in weakness.” So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from 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;