1 Corinthians 2:6

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Summary

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

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Bible References

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Brothers, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.

Watch the blameless and observe the upright,
for the man of peace will have a future.

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

“If you want to be perfect,”

Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,

Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.

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None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows established leaders.

Why do the nations rebel

and the peoples plot in vain?

The princes of Zoan are complete fools;
Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice!
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am one of the wise,
a student of eastern kings”?

He reduces princes to nothing
and makes judges of the earth irrational.

You said through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David Your servant:

Why did the Gentiles rage
and the peoples plot futile things?