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1 Corinthians 2:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 Corinthians 2:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 2:513 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
thearticleG3588
πίστιςpistis
faithnounG4102
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ē
may beverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
σοφίᾳsophia
wisdomnounG4678
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
of mennounG444
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
δυνάμειdynamei
powernounG1411
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 2:5

“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” Do you see how clearly in every way he has set forth the vast gain of this “ignorance,” and the great loss of this “wisdom?” For the latter made void the Cross, but the former proclaimed the power of God: the latter, besides their failing to discover any of those things which they most needed, set them also upon boasting of themselves; the former, besides their receiving the truth, led them…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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