1 Corinthians 2:5 “so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”

1 Corinthians 2:5

so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

World English Bible

that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

American Standard Version

that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

that your faith might not stand in men's wisdom, but in God's power.

Young's Literal Translation

that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“but”

2 Corinthians 4:7 2 Corinthians 6:7 1 Corinthians 1:17 1 Corinthians 3:6 Acts 16:14

2 Corinthians 4:7 · BSB

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

2 Corinthians 6:7 · BSB

in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

1 Corinthians 1:17 · BSB

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

1 Corinthians 3:6 · BSB

I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

Acts 16:14 · BSB

Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

Also

2 Corinthians 12:9

2 Corinthians 12:9 · BSB

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

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