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Bible in Basic English

Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put the Lord of glory on the cross:

New American Standard Bible

the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

King James Version

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Holman Bible

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.

International Standard Version

None of the rulers of this world understood it, because if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

A Conservative Version

which none of the rulers of this age know. For if they knew, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

American Standard Version

which none of the rulers of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory:

Amplified

None of the rulers of this age recognized and understood this wisdom; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

An Understandable Version

None of the rulers of this age knew about this [divine] wisdom, for if they had [known it], they would not have crucified the glorious Lord [i.e., Jesus].

Anderson New Testament

which none of the rulers of this age knew; for, had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

which none of the rulers of this age understood: for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Darby Translation

which none of the princes of this age knew, (for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;)

Godbey New Testament

which no one of the princes of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Goodspeed New Testament

It is a wisdom unknown to any of the authorities of this world, for otherwise they would never have crucified our glorious Lord.

John Wesley New Testament

Which none of the rulers of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Julia Smith Translation

Which none of the rulers of this world knew: for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

King James 2000

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Lexham Expanded Bible

which none of the rulers of this age knew. For if they had known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Modern King James verseion

which none of the rulers of this world knew (for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory).

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Moffatt New Testament

None of the Powers of this world understands it (if they had, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory).

Montgomery New Testament

None of the rulers of the present age understands it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.

NET Bible

None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

New Heart English Bible

which none of the rulers of this age has understood. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Noyes New Testament

which none of the rulers of this world comprehended; for had they comprehended it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

Sawyer New Testament

which none of the rulers of this life knew, for if they had known they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

The Emphasized Bible

Which, none of the rulers of this age had come to know, for, had they known, not, in that case, the Lord of the glory, would they have crucified!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

which none of the rulers of this world have known: for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Twentieth Century New Testament

This philosophy is not known to any of the leaders of to-day; for, had they known it, they would not have crucified our glorified Lord.

Webster

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Weymouth New Testament

a wisdom which not one of the leaders of the present age possesses, for if they had possessed it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.

Williams New Testament

Not one of this world's leaders understands it, for if they had, they would never have crucified our glorious Lord.

World English Bible

which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn't have crucified the Lord of glory.

Worrell New Testament

which no one of the rulers of this age has known; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

which no one of the rulers of this age did know, for if they had known, the Lord of the glory they would not have crucified;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

οὐδείς 
Oudeis 
Usage: 160

of the princes
ἄρχων 
Archon 
Usage: 32

of this
τούτου 
Toutou 
Usage: 53

αἰών 
Aion 
Usage: 101

γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

had
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147

it, they would
σταυρόω 
Stauroo 
Usage: 43

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

σταυρόω 
Stauroo 
Usage: 43

the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 2:8

Devotionals containing 1 Corinthians 2:8

References

Images 1 Corinthians 2:8

Prayers for 1 Corinthians 2:8

Context Readings

The Wisdom Revealed By The Spirit

7 But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory; 8 Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put the Lord of glory on the cross: 9 But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.

Cross References

Acts 7:2

And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,

James 2:1

My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.

Acts 13:27

For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.

1 Corinthians 2:6

But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

Luke 23:34

And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

John 3:19-21

And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

John 7:48

Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?

John 8:19

Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

John 9:39-41

And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.

John 12:40-43

He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.

John 15:22-25

If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin.

John 16:3

They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

Acts 3:16-17

And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.

1 Corinthians 1:26-28

For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:

2 Corinthians 3:14

But their minds were made hard: for to this very day at the reading of the old agreement the same veil is still unlifted; though it is taken away in Christ.

1 Timothy 1:13

Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

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