1 Corinthians 2:5

so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power. That your faith should not stand in the wisdome of men, but in the power of God. That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of mankind, but on the power of God. This was so that your faith would be in God's power and not in human wisdom. so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom and rhetoric of men, but on the power of God. so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. so that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. so that your faith would not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power. That way you would have faith because of God's power and not because of human wisdom. so that your trust might not rest on human wisdom but on God's power. that your faith might not stand in men's wisdom, but in God's power. I did this so that your faith would be in God's power, not in human wisdom. That your faith should not be in the wisdome of men, but in the power of God. So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. Your faith, then, does not rest on human wisdom but on God's power. in order that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God. that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God's power.2 Corinthians 4:7; 6:7;">[xr] that your faith might not be through the wisdom of men, but through the power of Aloha. that your faith might not arise from the wisdom of men, but from the power of God. That your fayth should not stande in the wisedome of men, but in the power of God. that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. That your faith might not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. so that your trust might rest not on the wisdom of man but on the power of God. that youre feith be not in the wisdom of men, but in the vertu of God. that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God. that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God. In this way, you do not have faith in Christ because of the wisdom of men. You have faith in Christ because of the power of God. so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God. In order that, your faith, might not be in men's wisdom, but in God's power. That your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. that youre fayth shuld not stonde in ye wysdome of me but in yt power of God. that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. that youre faith shulde not stonde in the wyssdome of men, but in the power of God. that your faith might not be owing to human wisdom, but to the divine influence. God wanted it like this because he wants you to trust in his abilities, not in men's words.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.

King James Version (1611)
That your faith should not stand in the wisdome of men, but in the power of God.

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

English Standard Version
so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

New American Standard Bible
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of mankind, but on the power of God.

New Century Version
This was so that your faith would be in God's power and not in human wisdom.

Amplified Bible
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom and rhetoric of men, but on the power of God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

Legacy Standard Bible
so that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Berean Standard Bible
so that your faith would not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

Contemporary English Version
That way you would have faith because of God's power and not because of human wisdom.

Complete Jewish Bible
so that your trust might not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
I did this so that your faith would be in God's power, not in human wisdom.

Geneva Bible (1587)
That your faith should not be in the wisdome of men, but in the power of God.

George Lamsa Translation
So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Good News Translation
Your faith, then, does not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.

Lexham English Bible
in order that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Literal Translation
that your faith might not be 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.

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

Hebrew Names Version
that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

International Standard Version
so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God's power.2 Corinthians 4:7; 6:7;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
that your faith might not be through the wisdom of men, but through the power of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
that your faith might not arise from the wisdom of men, but from the power of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
That your fayth should not stande in the wisedome of men, but in the power of God.

English Revised 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.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
That your faith might not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Weymouth's New Testament
so that your trust might rest not on the wisdom of man but on the power of God.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that youre feith be not in the wisdom of men, but in the vertu of God.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

New English Translation
so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

New King James Version
that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

New Living Translation
I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God.

New Life Bible
In this way, you do not have faith in Christ because of the wisdom of men. You have faith in Christ because of the power of God.

New Revised Standard
so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In order that, your faith, might not be in men's wisdom, but in God's power.

Douay-Rheims Bible
That your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

Revised Standard Version
that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
that youre fayth shuld not stonde in ye wysdome of me but in yt power of God.

Young's Literal Translation
that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that youre faith shulde not stonde in the wyssdome of men, but in the power of God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
that your faith might not be owing to human wisdom, but to the divine influence.

Simplified Cowboy Version
God wanted it like this because he wants you to trust in his abilities, not in men's words.

Contextual Overview

¹When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom. ¹ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellencie of speech, or of wisedome, declaring vnto you the testimony of God. ¹ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. ¹ And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. ¹ And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come as someone superior in speaking ability or wisdom, as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God. ¹ Dear brothers and sisters, when I came to you, I did not come preaching God's secret with fancy words or a show of human wisdom. ¹And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming to you the testimony of God [concerning salvation through Christ], I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom [no lofty words of eloquence or of philosophy as a Greek orator might do]; ¹ And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. ¹And when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with superiority of word or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the witness of God. ¹When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stand: Gr. be

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

Reciprocal: Judges 7:2 - too many Zechariah 4:6 - Not Mark 16:20 - the Lord Luke 4:32 - General John 4:41 - because 2 Corinthians 1:12 - not 2 Corinthians 10:4 - mighty Colossians 4:4 - as 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - but 1 Thessalonians 2:4 - not

Cross-References

Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9
And Yahweh God caused to grow every tree that was pleasing to the sight and good for food. And the tree of life was in the midst of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9
The Lord God caused every beautiful tree and every tree that was good for food to grow out of the ground. In the middle of the garden, God put the tree that gives life and also the tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food. (Now the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were in the middle of the orchard.)

Genesis 2:9
And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.

Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the LORD God caused every tree to grow that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9
(For out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree pleasant to the sight, and good for meate: the tree of life also in the middes of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of euill.

Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground Yahweh God caused to grow every tree that is desirable in appearance and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9
The Lord God placed all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees in the garden. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of the trees gave life—the other gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That your faith should not stand,.... "Or be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God". The Spirit of God directed him, and he under his influence chose, and by his assistance pursued this way of preaching, with this view, and for this reason, that faith in Christ, and in the doctrines of his Gospel, which comes by hearing, might not be attributed to the force of human eloquence and oratory; or stand upon so sandy a foundation, as that which might, if that was the case, be puffed away by a superior flow and force of words; but that it might be ascribed, as it ought to be, to almighty power, stand in it, be supported by it, and at last be finished and fulfilled with it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That your faith - That is, that your belief of the divine origin of the Christian religion.

Should not stand - Greek, “should not be;” that is, should not rest upon this; or be sustained by this. God intended to furnish you a firm and solid demonstration that the religion which you embraced was from Him; and this could not be if its preaching had been attended with the graces of eloquence, or the abstractions of refined metaphysical reasoning. It would then appear to rest upon human wisdom.

In the power of God - In the evidence of divine power accompanying the preaching of the gospel. The power of God would attend the exhibition of truth everywhere; and would be a demonstration that would be irresistible that the religion was not originated by man, but was from heaven. That power was seen in changing the heart; in overcoming the strong propensities of our nature to sin; in subduing the soul; and making the sinner a new creature in Christ Jesus. Every Christian has thus, in his own experience, furnished demonstration that the religion which he loves is from God, and not from man. man could not subdue these sins; and man could not so entirely transform the soul. And although the unlearned Christian may not be able to investigate all the evidences of religion; although he cannot meet all the objections of cunning and subtle infidels, although he may be greatly perplexed and embarrassed by them, yet he may have the fullest proof that he loves God, that he is different from what he once was; and that all this has been accomplished by the religion of the cross.

The blind man that was made to see by the Saviour John 10:0, might have been wholly unable to tell how his eyes were opened, and unable to meet all the cavils of those who might doubt it, or all the subtle and cunning objections of physiologists, but of one thing he certainly could not doubt, that “whereas he was blind, he then saw;” John 10:25. A man may have no doubt that the sun shines, that the wind blows, that the tides rise, that the blood flows in his veins, that the flowers bloom, and that this could not be except it was from God, while he may have no power to explain these facts; and no power to meet the objections and cavils of those who might choose to embarrass him. So people may know that their hearts are changed; and it is on this ground that no small part of the Christian world, as in everything else, depend for the most satisfactory evidence of their religion. On this ground humble and unlearned Christians have been often willing to go to the stake as martyrs - just as a humble and unlearned patriot is willing to die for his country. He loves it; and he is willing to die for it. A Christian loves his God and Saviour; and is willing to die for his sake.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 2:5. That your faith should not stand — That the illumination of your souls and your conversion to God might appear to have nothing human in it: your belief, therefore, of the truths which have been proposed to you is founded, not in human wisdom, but in Divine power: human wisdom was not employed; and human power, if it had been employed, could not have produced the change.