1Cor 2:6-10, Eph 3:3-6, 8-9 | ESV | STEP | Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom , although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age , who are doomed to pass away .

1 Corinthians 2:6-10

Wisdom from the Spirit

6 Yet among ^athe mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not ^ba wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, ^cwho are doomed to pass away. 7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, ^dwhich God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8 None of ^ethe rulers of this age understood this, for ^fif they had, they would not have crucified ^gthe Lord of glory. 9 But, as it is written,

^h“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has ⁱprepared ^jfor those who love him”—
10 these things ^kGod has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even ^lthe depths of God.

Ephesians 3:3-6

3 ^mhow the mystery was made known to me ⁿby revelation, ^oas I have written briefly. 4 ^pWhen you read this, you can perceive my insight into ^qthe mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is ^{▼▼The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4} that the Gentiles are ^sfellow heirs, ^tmembers of the same body, and ^upartakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Ephesians 3:8-9

8 To me, ^vthough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, ^wto preach to the Gentiles the ^xunsearchable ^yriches of Christ, 9 and ^zto bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery ^aahidden for ages in ^{▼▼Or by} God, ^acwho created all things,