1 Corinthians 2:9

“But as it is written: What eye did not see and ear did not hear and did not come up into the heart of man, what things God prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 · direct translation from the Greek

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Butἀλλὰasκαθὼςit is written:γέγραπταιWhatἋeyeὀφθαλμὸςdid notοὐκseeεἶδενandκαὶearοὖςdid notοὐκhearἤκουσενandκαὶdid notοὐκcome upἀνέβηintoἐπὶthe heartκαρδίανof man,ἀνθρώπουwhat thingsὅσαGodὁ θεὸςpreparedἡτοίμασενfor those whoτοῖςloveἀγαπῶσινhim.αὐτόν

Quotation · Isaiah 64:4

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The quotation resembles Isaiah 64:4 (“no eye has seen an Elohim besides you who acts for the one who awaits him”) but does not match it word for word; “did not come up into the heart of man” is not in Isaiah.

Formula: γέγραπται “it is written” (1 Corinthians 2:9)

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Greek of the New Testament: ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται Ἃ ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ εἶδεν καὶ οὖς οὐκ ἤκουσεν καὶ ἐπὶ καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἀνέβη ὅσα ἡτοίμασεν ὁ θεὸς τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וּמֵעוֹלָם לֹא שָׁמְעוּ לֹא הֶאֱזִינוּ עַיִן לֹא רָאָתָה אֱלֹהִים זוּלָתְךָ יַעֲשֶׂה לִמְחַכֵּה לוֹ

Septuagint (Isaiah 64:4 in the Septuagint numbering): ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος οὐκ ἠκούσαμεν οὐδὲ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν εἶδον θεὸν πλὴν σοῦ σοῦ>, καὶ τὰ ἔργα σου ἀ ποιήσεις τοῖς ὑπομένουσιν

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

1 Corinthians 2:9, word by word

it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegraptai” appears

eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmos

eye

The organ of sight, in the face.

Where else “ophthalmos” appears

seeεἶδενeiden

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “eiden” appears

earοὖςous

ear

The organ of hearing, on the sides of the head.

Where else “ous” appears

hearἤκουσενēkousen

hear

To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.

Where else “ēkousen” appears

come upἀνέβηanebē

spring up

To spring up, grow, or a thought to arise.

Where else “anebē” appears

the heartκαρδίανkardian

heart

Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.

Where else “kardian” appears

of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou

mortal

Humans, weak before God.

Where else “anthrōpou” appears

Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theos” appears

preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasen

prepare

Prepare, make ready.

Where else “hētoimasen” appears

loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsin

love

Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.

Where else “agapōsin” appears

Translation note

A free quotation; compare Isaiah 64:4 and 65:17.

Parallel passages

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Quotation · Isaiah 64:4

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1 Corinthians 2:9

⁹But as it is written: What eye did not see and ear did not hear and did not come up into the heart of man, what things God prepared for those who love him.

Isaiah 64:4

⁴And from of old they have not heard, they have not listened; no eye has seen an Elohim besides you who acts for the one who awaits him.

The context

8which none of the rulers of this age has known; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 · This verse (above)

10For to us God revealed it through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

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