Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
This was so that your faith would not [have to] depend on men's wisdom, but on God's power.
New American Standard Bible
so that your faith would not
King James Version
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Holman Bible
so that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.
International Standard Version
so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God's power.
A Conservative Version
so that your faith would not be in wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
American Standard Version
that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Amplified
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom and rhetoric of men, but on the power of God.
Anderson New Testament
that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Bible in Basic English
So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God.
Common New Testament
so that your faith might not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
that your faith might not be owing to human wisdom, but to the divine influence.
Darby Translation
that your faith might not stand in men's wisdom, but in God's power.
Godbey New Testament
in order that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
so that your faith might rest, not on human philosophy, but on the power of God.
John Wesley New Testament
That your faith might not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Julia Smith Translation
That your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
King James 2000
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
in order that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Modern King James verseion
so that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men: but in the power of God.
Moffatt New Testament
so that your faith might not rest on any human 'wisdom' but on the power of God.
Montgomery New Testament
in order that your faith should rest, not on human philosophy, but on the power of God.
NET Bible
so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.
New Heart English Bible
that your faith would not rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Noyes New Testament
that your faith might not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
Sawyer New Testament
that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
The Emphasized Bible
In order that, your faith, might not be in men's wisdom, but in God's power.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
that your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So that your faith should be based, not on the philosophy of man, but on the power of God.
Webster
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Weymouth New Testament
so that your trust might rest not on the wisdom of man but on the power of God.
Williams New Testament
so that your faith might not be in men's wisdom, but in God's power.
World English Bible
that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Worrell New Testament
that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Worsley New Testament
that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Themes
Faith » In Christ is » The work of God
Faith/faithfulness » What your faith should not stand in
Faith/faithfulness » What your faith should stand in
Philosophy » Employment of, was not paul's method of preaching the gospel
Power » Of God » The faith that saints rely on
Topics
Interlinear
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Usage: 2128
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 2:5
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 2:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Approach To Ministry In Corinth
4 And I did not use persuasive words of [human] wisdom in my message and preaching, but they were [accompanied by] a demonstration of the Holy Spirit and power [from God]. [Note: This "demonstration" could have included the evidence of miraculous spiritual gifts which Paul utilized while there in Corinth. See 14:18]. 5 This was so that your faith would not [have to] depend on men's wisdom, but on God's power. 6 However, we speak [divine] wisdom among people who are [spiritually] mature, yet it is not a wisdom of this current age, nor of [its] current rulers, who are coming to nothing.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure [i.e., the Gospel message] in clay pots [i.e., the mortal bodies of the apostles] to show that the [i.e., its] extraordinary power comes from God and not from us.
1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ did not send me to immerse people, but to preach the good news. [Note: Christ specifically commissioned Paul to preach; most of the immersing was done by his attendants]. It was not to be done with words of [human] wisdom, so that the [message of the] cross of Christ would not have its power taken away.
2 Corinthians 6:7
by preaching the truth; through the power of God [i.e., possibly including miracles]; and by [using] weapons of righteousness in [our] right and left hands. [Note: This could allude to offensive and defensive weapons and means that Paul was fully equipped to do whatever was right].
Acts 16:14
A certain woman named Lydia, from the town of Thyatira, who sold purple cloth [for a living], was there. She was a worshiper of God and when she heard us [telling about salvation through Christ], the Lord opened her heart to respond to the message being spoken by Paul.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I [Paul] planted [i.e., preached God's word], Apollos watered [it], but God made it grow.
2 Corinthians 12:9
But God said to me, "My unearned favor is enough for you, for my power is made complete in [your] weakness." Therefore, I will most gladly boast, so that the power of Christ can rest on me.