1 Corinthians 2:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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;

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  • Eph 3:4-9 : 4 By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ; 5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit; 6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news, 7 Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ: 9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;
  • Rom 16:25-26 : 25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal, 26 But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
  • Isa 48:6-7 : 6 All this has come to your ears and you have seen it; will you not give witness to it? I am now making clear new things, even secret things, of which you had no knowledge. 7 They have only now been effected, and not in the past: and before this day they had not come to your ears; for fear that you might say, I had knowledge of them.
  • Matt 11:25 : 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.
  • Matt 13:35 : 35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
  • Col 1:26-27 : 26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints, 27 To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
  • 1 Pet 1:11 : 11 Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;
  • 2 Pet 1:3 : 3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;
  • Rev 13:8 : 8 And all who are on the earth will give him worship, everyone whose name has not been from the first in the book of life of the Lamb who was put to death.

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    4 And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:

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

    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:

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    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.

    10 But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God.

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    9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

    10 So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

    11 Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:

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    2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

    3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

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    18 For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God.

    19 As it says in the holy Writings, I will put an end to the wisdom of the wise, and will put on one side the designs of those who have knowledge.

    20 Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

    21 For because, by the purpose of God, the world, with all its wisdom, had not the knowledge of God, it was God's pleasure, by so foolish a thing as preaching, to give salvation to those who had faith in him.

    22 Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:

    23 But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;

    24 But to those of God's selection, Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power and the wisdom of God.

    25 Because what seems foolish in God is wiser than men; and what seems feeble in God is stronger than men.

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    26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,

    27 To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

    28 Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

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    19 For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

    20 And again, The Lord has knowledge of the reasonings of the wise, that they are nothing.

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    8 Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

    9 Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

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    12 But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.

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    29 So that no flesh might have glory before God.

    30 But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

    31 So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

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    3 How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

    4 By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;

    5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

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    2 And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

    3 But if our good news is veiled, it is veiled from those who are on the way to destruction:

    4 Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.

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    17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

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    6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

    7 But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

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    27 But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;

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    25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,

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    7 That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:

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    12 For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

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    10 For the glory of the first no longer seems to be glory, because of the greater glory of that which comes after.

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    17 For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

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    16 For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.

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    10 For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.

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    20 Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

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    4 But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.