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Yetδὲwe speakλαλοῦμενwisdomΣοφίανamongἐνthe mature,τοῖς τελείοιςbutδὲa wisdomσοφίανnotοὐof thisτοῦ τούτουage,αἰῶνοςnorοὐδὲof the rulersτῶν ἀρχόντωνof thisτοῦ τούτουage,αἰῶνοςwhoτῶνare passing away.καταργουμένων
1 Corinthians 2:6
Study it in the app“Yet we speak wisdom among the mature, but a wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.”
Paul speaks of God's wisdom that the rulers of this age did not knowWisdom
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 2:6, word by word
- we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “laloumen” appears- wisdomΣοφίανSophian
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “Sophian” appears- the matureτελείοιςteleiois
mature
Grown-up, fully developed.
Where else “teleiois” appears- ageαἰῶνοςaiōnos
age
This present world, or the one to come.
Where else “aiōnos” appears- of the rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōn
ruler
Someone in command: a ruler, a judge or the one presiding over a synagogue.
Where else “archontōn” appears- are passing awayκαταργουμένωνkatargoumenōn
be done away
To come to an end, or stop having power over someone.
Where else “katargoumenōn” appears
The context
5so that your faith might not rest on the wisdom of men but on the power of God.
6 · This verse (above)
7But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom, which God destined beforehand before the ages for our glory,