'And I,1when I came2to3you,4brothers,5did6not7come6proclaiming13to you14the15testimony16of God18with8lofty9speech10or11wisdom.12 For2I decided3to know5nothing14among6you7except89Jesus10Christ11and12him13crucified.14 And I1was11with12you13in2weakness3and4in5fear6and7much10trembling,9 and1my4speech3and5my8message7werenot9in10plausible11words13of wisdom,12but14in15demonstration16of the Spirit17and18of power,19 so that1your4faith3might6not5rest6in7the wisdom8of men9but10in11the power12of God.13 Yet2among4the5mature6we do impart3wisdom,1although8it isnot9a wisdom7of this12age11or13of the14rulers15of this18age,17who are doomed to pass away.20 But1we impart2a secret6andhidden8wisdom4of God,3which9God12decreed10before13the14ages15for16our18glory.17 None2of the3rulers4of this7age6understood8this,1for10if9they had,11they would18not12have crucified18the14Lord15of glory.17 But,1as2it is written,3What4no6eye5has seen,7nor810ear9heard,11nor1216the heart14of man15imagined,17what18God21has prepared19for those22who love23him —24 these thingsGod5has revealed3to us1through6the7Spirit.8For10the9Spirit11searches13everything,12even14the15depths16of God.18 For2who1knows3a person’s7[thoughts]5except89the10spirit11of that12person,13which14isin15him?16So17also18no one22comprehends23the [thoughts]19of God21except2425the26Spirit27of God.29 Now2we1have received8not3the10spirit5of the6world,7but9the10Spirit11who12isfrom13God,15that16we might understand17the things18freely given22us23by19God.21 And2we impart3this1in5words9not4taught6by human7wisdom8but10taught12by11the Spirit,13interpreting16spiritual [truths]15to those who are spiritual.14 The [natural]1person3doesnot4accept5the things6of the7Spirit8of God,10for12they are14folly11to him,13and15he is17not16able17to understand18thembecause19they are21spiritually20discerned.21 The1spiritual person3judges4all6things,5but8ishimself7to be judged11by9no one.10 For2who1has understood3the mind4of the Lord5so as toinstruct7him?8But10we9have13the mind11of Christ.12