Verse 13

And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 1:17 : 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel– and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.
  • 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven– things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
  • 2 Pet 1:16 : 16 For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur.
  • 1 Cor 9:11 : 11 If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you?
  • 1 Cor 10:3-5 : 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. 5 But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.
  • 1 Cor 12:1-3 : 1 Spiritual Gifts With regard to spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were often led astray by speechless idols, however you were led. 3 So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says,“Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say,“Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 14:2 : 2 For the one speaking in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, for no one understands; he is speaking mysteries by the Spirit.
  • Eph 5:19 : 19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord,
  • 1 Cor 2:1 : 1 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.
  • Luke 12:12 : 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.