1 Corinthians 2:5
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
KJV
ἵνα ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν μὴ ᾖ ἐν σοφίᾳ ἀνθρώπων ἀλλ’ ἐν δυνάμει θεοῦ.
Greek NT
ut fides vestra non sit in sapientia hominum, sed in virtute Dei.
Vulgate
that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
ASV
That your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δύναμις
dunamis
noun · 119×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
σοφία
sophia
noun · 51×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts." Spurgeon teaches that all true spiritual work — conversion, sanctification, revival, gospel preaching — is accomplished not by human eloquence or organizational skill but by the sovereign power of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit alone can raise the dead, open blind eyes, and soften hard hearts. Without the Spir…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 1:17 — For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
- 1Cor 3:6 — I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
- 2Cor 4:7 — But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
- 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
- 2Cor 10:4 — (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
- 2Cor 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon m
- 2Cor 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon m
- Acts 16:14 — And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.