1 Corinthians 2:7

Geneva Bible (1560)

But we speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hid wisedom, which God had determined before the world, vnto our glory.

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  • Eph 3:4-9 : 4 Whereby when ye reade, ye may knowe mine vnderstanding in the mysterie of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reueiled vnto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit, 6 That the Gentiles should be inheriters also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel, 7 Whereof I am made a minister by the gift of the grace of God giuen vnto me through the effectuall working of his power. 8 Euen vnto me the least of all Saints is this grace giuen, that I should preach among the Gentiles the vnsearchable riches of Christ, 9 And to make cleare vnto all men what the felowship of the mysterie is, which from the beginning of the world hath bene hid in God, who hath created all things by Iesus Christ,
  • Rom 16:25-26 : 25 To him nowe that is of power to establish you according to my Gospel, and preaching of Iesus Christ, by the reuelation of the mysterie, which was kept secrete since the worlde began: 26 (But nowe is opened, and published among all nations by the Scriptures of the Prophetes, at the commandement of the euerlasting God for the obedience of faith)
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 As hee hath chosen vs in him, before the foundation of the worlde, that we should be holy, & without blame before him in loue:
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will declare high sentences of olde.
  • Isa 48:6-7 : 6 Thou hast heard, behold all this, & wil not yee declare it? I haue shewed thee newe things, euen now, & hid things, which thou knewest not. 7 They are created now, and not of olde, and euen before this thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldest say, Beholde, I knewe them.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Iesus answered, and saide, I giue thee thankes, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and men of vnderstanding, and hast opened them vnto babes.
  • Matt 13:35 : 35 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will vtter the thinges which haue beene kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde.
  • Col 1:26-27 : 26 Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes, 27 To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 Who hath saued vs, and called vs with an holy calling, not according to our workes, but according to his owne purpose and grace, which was giuen to vs through Christ Iesus before the world was,
  • 1 Pet 1:11 : 11 Searching when or what time the Spirite which testified before of Christ which was in them, shoulde declare the sufferings that should come vnto Christ, and the glorie that shoulde followe.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 The elders which are among you, I beseech which am also an elder, and a witnesse of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shalbe reueiled,
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And the God of all grace, which hath called vs vnto his eternall glory by Christ Iesus, after that ye haue suffered a litle, make you perfite, confirme, strengthen and stablish you.
  • 2 Pet 1:3 : 3 According as his diuine power hath giuen vnto vs all things that perteine vnto life and godlinesse, through the acknowledging of him that hath called vs vnto glory and vertue.
  • Rev 13:8 : 8 Therefore all that dwell vpon the earth, shall worship him, whose names are not written in the booke of life of that Lambe, which was slaine from the beginning of the world.

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  • 1 Cor 2:4-6
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    4Neither stoode my woorde, and my preaching in the entising speech of mans wisdom, but in plaine euidence of the Spirite and of power,

    5That your faith should not be in the wisdome of men, but in the power of God.

    6And we speake wisedome among them that are perfect: not the wisedome of this world, neither of the princes of this world, which come to nought.

  • 1 Cor 2:8-10
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    8Which none of the princes of this world hath knowen: for had they knowen it, they would not haue crucified the Lord of glory.

    9But as it is written, The thinges which eye hath not seene, neither eare hath heard, neither came into mans heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that loue him.

    10But God hath reueiled them vnto vs by his Spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepe things of God.

  • Eph 3:9-11
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    9And to make cleare vnto all men what the felowship of the mysterie is, which from the beginning of the world hath bene hid in God, who hath created all things by Iesus Christ,

    10To the intent, that nowe vnto principalities and powers in heauenly places, might be knowen by the Church the manifolde wisedome of God,

    11According to the eternall purpose, which he wrought in Christ Iesus our Lord:

  • Col 2:2-3
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    2That their heartes might be comforted, and they knit together in loue, and in all riches of the full assurance of vnderstanding, to know the mysterie of God, euen the Father, and of Christ:

    3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisedome and knowledge.

  • 1 Cor 1:18-25
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    18For that preaching of the crosse is to them that perish, foolishnesse: but vnto vs, which are saued, it is the power of God.

    19For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent.

    20Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse?

    21For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:

    22Seeing also that the Iewes require a signe, and the Grecians seeke after wisdome.

    23But wee preach Christ crucified: vnto the Iewes, euen a stumbling blocke, and vnto the Grecians, foolishnesse:

    24But vnto them which are called, both of the Iewes and Grecians, we preach Christ, the power of God, and the wisedome of God.

    25For the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men, and the weakenesse of God is stronger then men.

  • Col 1:26-28
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    26Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes,

    27To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

    28Whome we preache, admonishing euery man, & teaching euery man in all wisdome, that we may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus,

  • 1 Cor 3:19-20
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    19For the wisdome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their owne craftinesse.

    20And againe, The Lord knoweth that the thoughtes of the wise be vaine.

  • Eph 1:8-9
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    8Whereby he hath bene aboundant toward vs in all wisedome and vnderstanding,

    9And hath opened vnto vs the mysterie of his will according to his good pleasure, which he had purposed in him,

  • 1 Cor 2:12-13
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    12Nowe we haue receiued not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, that we might knowe the thinges that are giuen to vs of God.

    13Which things also we speake, not in the woordes which mans wisedome teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spirituall things with spirituall things.

  • 1 Cor 1:29-31
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    29That no flesh shoulde reioyce in his presence.

    30But ye are of him in Christ Iesus, who of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption,

    31That, according as it is written, Hee that reioyceth, let him reioyce in the Lord.

  • Eph 3:3-5
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    3That is, that God by reuelation hath shewed this mysterie vnto me (as I wrote aboue in fewe wordes,

    4Whereby when ye reade, ye may knowe mine vnderstanding in the mysterie of Christ)

    5Which in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reueiled vnto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit,

  • 2 Cor 4:2-4
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    2But haue cast from vs ye clokes of shame, and walke not in craftines, neither handle we the worde of God deceitfully: but in declaration of the trueth we approue our selues to euery mans conscience in the sight of God.

    3If our Gospell bee then hid, it is hid to them that are lost.

    4In whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes, that is, of the infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ, which is the image of God, should not shine vnto them.

  • Eph 1:17
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    17That the God of our Lord Iesus Christ, that Father of glory, might giue vnto you the Spirit of wisedome, and reuelation through the acknowledging of him,

  • 2 Cor 4:6-7
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    6For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.

    7But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of that power might be of God, and not of vs.

  • 1 Cor 1:27
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    27But God hath chosen the foolish thinges of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake thinges of the worlde, to confound the mightie things,

  • Rom 16:25
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    25To him nowe that is of power to establish you according to my Gospel, and preaching of Iesus Christ, by the reuelation of the mysterie, which was kept secrete since the worlde began:

  • Eph 2:7
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    7That he might shewe in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace, through his kindnesse toward vs in Christ Iesus.

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    12For our reioycing is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie and godly purenesse, and not in fleshly wisedome, but by the grace of God wee haue had our conuersation in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes.

  • 2 Cor 3:10
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    10For euen that which was glorified, was not glorified in this point, that is, as touching the exceeding glorie.

  • 2 Cor 2:17
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    17For wee are not as many, which make marchandise of the woorde of God: but as of sinceritie, but as of God in ye sight of God speake we in Christ.

  • 1 Cor 2:16
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    16For who hath knowen the minde of the Lorde, that hee might instruct him? But we haue the minde of Christ.

  • Eph 2:10
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    10For we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes, which God hath ordeined, that we should walke in them.

  • 1 Pet 1:20
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    20Which was ordeined before the foundation of the world, but was declared in the last times for your sakes,

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    4But as we were allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed vnto vs, so we speake, not as they that please men, but God, which approoueth our hearts.