1 Corinthians 2:7

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

2 Peter 1:3

His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who has called us by His own glory and excellence,

Matthew 13:35

to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will say things which have been kept secret since the foundation of the world.”

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, “I thank You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will speak mysteries of old,

1 Peter 5:10

But after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.

Ephesians 1:4

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before Him in love;

Revelation 13:8

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, all whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.

1 Peter 1:11

seeking the events and time the Spirit of Christ, who was within them, signified when He foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

2 Timothy 1:9

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not by our works, but by His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

1 Peter 5:1

I exhort the elders who are among you, as one who is also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

Romans 8:29

For those whom He foreknew, He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Romans 8:30

And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified, He also glorified.

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you be wise in your own estimation, for a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

1 Corinthians 2:1

Brothers, when I came to you, I did not come with superiority of speech or wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

Ephesians 3:10

so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,

Hebrews 1:2

has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the ages.

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the ages were set by the word of God, so that things that are seen were not made out of things which are visible.