aSee Matt. 25:2
bch. 20:34; See ch. 10:6
dSee Matt. 25:2
eJohn 12:36; 1 Thess. 5:5; [Eph. 5:8]
fver. 21, 23, 25; ch. 2:14
g2 Cor. 2:15; 4:3; 2 Thess. 2:10
hch. 15:2; [Acts 2:47]
iRom. 1:16; [ver. 24]
jCited from Isa. 29:14; [Job 5:12, 13; Jer. 8:9; Matt. 11:25]
lver. 4, 13; [2 Cor. 1:12]; See ch. 1:17
mSee Rom. 16:25
over. 1, 4; See ch. 1:17
p2 Cor. 10:12
r[1 Thess. 2:10]; See Acts 23:1
tch. 2:17; 4:2
u1 Cor. 2:4, 13
vSee John 12:31
w[See ver. 3 above]
xver. 6; See Acts 26:18
ySee ch. 3:18
zCol. 1:15; [Phil. 2:6; Heb. 1:3]
aach. 4:17, 22; 5:8; Col. 3:7; See Rom. 11:30; 1 Cor. 6:11
ab[ch. 6:12; Rev. 9:11]; See John 12:31
acch. 5:6; [1 Pet. 1:14]
adch. 1:17
ae[1 Kgs. 22:22; 2 Thess. 2:9, 10; 1 Tim. 4:1; Rev. 2:24]

Luke 16:8

8The master commended the dishonest manager for his ashrewdness. For bthe sons of this world ▼
▼Greek age
 are dmore shrewd in dealing with their own generation than ethe sons of light.

1 Corinthians 1:18-19

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

18For the word of the cross is ffolly to gthose who are perishing, but to us hwho are being saved it is ithe power of God. 19For it is written,

j“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

1 Corinthians 2:1

Proclaiming Christ Crucified

1And I, when I came to you, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters
 ldid not come proclaiming to you mthe testimony ▼
▼Some manuscripts mystery (or secret)
 of God with lofty speech or wisdom.

1 Corinthians 2:13

13And we impart this oin words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, pinterpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. ▼
▼Or  interpreting spiritual truths in spiritual language, or comparing spiritual things with spiritual

2 Corinthians 1:12

Paul’s Change of Plans

12For our boast is this, rthe testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity ▼
▼Some manuscripts holiness
 and tgodly sincerity, unot by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

2 Corinthians 4:4

4In their case vthe god of this world whas blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing xthe light of ythe gospel of the glory of Christ, zwho is the image of God.

Ephesians 2:2

2 aain which you once walked, following the course of this world, following abthe prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in acthe sons of disobedience—

James 3:15

15This is not adthe wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, aedemonic.
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