1 Corinthians 2:13

New American Bible - revised edition

And we speak about them not with words taught by human wisdom, but with words taught by the Spirit, describing spiritual realities in spiritual terms.

Cross References

Luke 12:12

For the holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.” Saying Against Greed.

Acts 2:4

And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning. Paradox of the Cross.

1 Corinthians 14:2

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to human beings but to God, for no one listens; he utters mysteries in spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:1

When I came to you, brothers, proclaiming the mystery of God, I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom.

1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural person does not accept what pertains to the Spirit of God, for to him it is foolishness, and he cannot understand it, because it is judged spiritually.

1 Corinthians 2:4

and my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive [words of] wisdom, but with a demonstration of spirit and power,

1 Corinthians 9:11

If we have sown spiritual seed for you, is it a great thing that we reap a material harvest from you?

Ephesians 5:19

addressing one another [in] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts,

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

1 Peter 1:12

It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you with regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you [through] the holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels longed to look. Obedience.

2 Peter 1:16

We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.