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1 Corinthians 2:6-10 Unity and Wisdom in the Church

6 Wisdom From the Spirit
We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

7 No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.

8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 However, as it is written:
“No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him”—

10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 2:6-10

2 Corinthians 4:4 - The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 4:4 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 4:4

Job 1:1 - Prologue In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upr... Click to read the verse Job 1:1 Click to read the verse Job 1:1

Psalms 37:37 - Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace. Click to read the verse Psalms 37:37 Click to read the verse Psalms 37:37

Psalms 33:10 - The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. Click to read the verse Psalms 33:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 33:10

2 Timothy 2:15 - Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be asha... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:15 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:15

Matthew 5:48 - Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Click to read the verse Matthew 5:48 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:48

Ephesians 2:2 - in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the king... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:2 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:2

2 Corinthians 1:12 - Paul’s Change of Plans Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted o... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 1:12 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 1:12

Colossians 4:12 - Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestl... Click to read the verse Colossians 4:12 Click to read the verse Colossians 4:12

Luke 16:8 - “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of th... Click to read the verse Luke 16:8 Click to read the verse Luke 16:8

Isaiah 19:11-13 - The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 19:11-13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 19:11-13

Colossians 1:28 - We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present ever... Click to read the verse Colossians 1:28 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:28

Philippians 3:15 - All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think diff... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:15 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:15

Ephesians 4:11-13 - It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some t... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:11-13 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:11-13

1 Timothy 6:20 - Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opp... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:20 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:20

James 3:2 - We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, ... Click to read the verse James 3:2 Click to read the verse James 3:2

James 1:4 - Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Click to read the verse James 1:4 Click to read the verse James 1:4

1 Corinthians 2:12 - We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may unders... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:12 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:12

Matthew 23:34 - Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and c... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:34 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:34

Jeremiah 3:15 - Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and underst... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:15 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:15

Matthew 13:22 - The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the... Click to read the verse Matthew 13:22 Click to read the verse Matthew 13:22

1 Peter 5:10 - And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffere... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 5:10 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 5:10

1 Corinthians 3:19 - For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the w... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:19 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:19

Psalms 2:1-6 - Psalm 2 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? Click to read the verse Psalms 2:1-6 Click to read the verse Psalms 2:1-6

Amos 5:5 - do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, do not journey to Beersheba. For Gilgal will surely go... Click to read the verse Amos 5:5 Click to read the verse Amos 5:5

2 Corinthians 13:11 - Final Greetings Finally, brothers, good-by. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 13:11 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 13:11

James 3:15 - Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. Click to read the verse James 3:15 Click to read the verse James 3:15

Hebrews 5:14 - But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish go... Click to read the verse Hebrews 5:14 Click to read the verse Hebrews 5:14

1 Corinthians 1:20 - Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:20 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:20

Acts 4:25-28 - You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “‘Why do the ... Click to read the verse Acts 4:25-28 Click to read the verse Acts 4:25-28

1 Corinthians 14:20 - Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be ad... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 14:20 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 14:20

Job 12:21 - He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty. Click to read the verse Job 12:21 Click to read the verse Job 12:21

Psalms 146:4 - When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to noth... Click to read the verse Psalms 146:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 146:4

Philippians 3:12-15 - Pressing on Toward the Goal Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been mad... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:12-15 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:12-15

Job 12:19 - He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established. Click to read the verse Job 12:19 Click to read the verse Job 12:19

1 Corinthians 2:8 - None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified th... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:8 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:8

1 Corinthians 1:28 - He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:28 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:28

Matthew 19:21 - Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and... Click to read the verse Matthew 19:21 Click to read the verse Matthew 19:21

Isaiah 40:23 - He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. Click to read the verse Isaiah 40:23 Click to read the verse Isaiah 40:23

1 Corinthians 1:18-20 - Christ the Wisdom and Power of God For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:18-20 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:18-20

John 11:49 - Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, “You know nothing at... Click to read the verse John 11:49 Click to read the verse John 11:49

1 Corinthians 2:13 - This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:13 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:13

1 Corinthians 4:19 - But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:19 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:19

1 Corinthians 2:1 - When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:1 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:1

1 Corinthians 3:1 - On Divisions in the Church Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly—mere i... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:1 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:1