1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 2:7
7No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God,a which He destined for our glory before time began.
Footnotes
- a 2:7 Or we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| we speak of | λαλοῦμεν | laloumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2980 I speak, say |
| mysterious | μυστηρίῳ | mystēriō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3466 anything hidden, a mystery |
| hidden | ἀποκεκρυμμένην | apokekrymmenēn | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G613 I hide away, conceal |
| wisdom | σοφίαν | sophian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4678 wisdom |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| which | ἣν | hēn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| destined | προώρισεν | proōrisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4309 I foreordain, predetermine |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| glory | δόξαν | doxan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| before | πρὸ | pro | Preposition | G4253 before |
| time | αἰώνων | aiōnōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Colossians 1:26–27 · 2 Peter 1:3 · Romans 16:25–26 · Matthew 13:35 · Psalm 78:2 · Matthew 11:25 · 1 Peter 5:10 · Ephesians 3:4–9 · Ephesians 1:4 · Isaiah 48:6–7 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · Revelation 13:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.