1 Corinthians 2:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ I did this so that your faith would be in God’s power, not in the wisdom of a man.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Acts 16:14

There was a woman named Lydia from the city of Thyatira. Her job was selling purple cloth. She worshiped the true God. Lydia listened to Paul. The Lord opened her heart. She believed the things Paul said.

1 Corinthians 1:17

Christ did not give me the work of baptizing people. Christ gave me the work of telling the Good News. {\cf2\super [4]} But Christ sent me to tell the Good News without using words of worldly wisdom. If I used worldly wisdom to tell the Good News, then the cross {\cf2\super [5]} of Christ would lose its power.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seed (teaching) and Apollos watered it. But God is the One who made the seed grow.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But the Lord said to me, “My grace (kindness) is enough for you. When you are weak, then my power is made perfect in you.” So I am very happy to boast about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me.

2 Corinthians 4:7

We have this treasure \{from God\}. But we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that this great power is from God, not from us.

2 Corinthians 6:7

by speaking the truth, and by God’s power. We use our right living to defend ourselves against everything.