1 Corinthians 2:5

that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

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WEBBE

that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

BSB

so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God.

Original Greek

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ἵνα ina so that G2443 ἡ hē the G3588 πίστις pistis faith G4102 ὑμῶν humōn of you G4771 μὴ mē not G3361 ᾖ ē may be G1510 ἐν en in G1722 σοφίᾳ sophia wisdom G4678 ἀνθρώπων anthrōpōn of men G444 ἀλλ all᾽ but G235 ἐν en in G1722 δυνάμει dunamei power G1411 θεοῦ.¶ theou of God G2316

The early church

"That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God." Seest thou how clearly in every way he hath 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 also to pride themselves in God. Again, wisdom would have persuaded many to suspect that the doctrine was of man: this clearly demonstrated it to be divine, and to have come down from heaven. Now when demonstration is made by wisdom of words, even the worse oftentimes overcome the better, having more skill in words; and falsehood outstrips the truth. But in this case it is not so: for neither doth the Spirit enter into an unclean soul, nor, having entered in, can it ever be subdued; even though all possible cleverness of speech assail it. For the demonstration by works and signs is far more evident than that by words.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on 1 Corinthians

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

Christ, in his person, and offices, and sufferings, is the sum and substance of the gospel, and ought to be the great subject of a gospel minister's preaching, but not so as to leave out other parts of God's revealed truth and will. Paul preached the whole counsel of God. Few know the fear and trembling of faithful ministers, from a deep sense of their own weakness They know how insufficient they are, and are fearful for themselves. When nothing but Christ crucified is plainly preached, the success must be entirely from Divine power accompanying the word, and thus men are brought to believe, to the salvation of their souls.

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