¹Et ego,And so,cum venissem ad vos,brothers,fratres,when I came to you,veni non in sublimitate sermonis,announcing to you the testimony of Christ,aut sapientiæ,I did not bring exalted wordsannuntians vobis testimonium Christi.or lofty wisdom.

¹Et ego,And so,cum venissem ad vos,brothers,fratres,when I came to you,veni non in sublimitate sermonis,announcing to you the testimony of Christ,aut sapientiæ,I did not bring exalted wordsannuntians vobis testimonium Christi.or lofty wisdom.

²Non enim judicavi me scire aliquid inter vos,For I did not judge myself to know anything among you,nisi Jesum Christum,except Jesus Christ,et hunc crucifixum.and him crucified.

²Non enim judicavi me scire aliquid inter vos,For I did not judge myself to know anything among you,nisi Jesum Christum,except Jesus Christ,et hunc crucifixum.and him crucified.

³Et ego in infirmitate,And I was with you in weakness,et timore,and in fear,et tremore multo fui apud vos:and with much trembling.

³Et ego in infirmitate,And I was with you in weakness,et timore,and in fear,et tremore multo fui apud vos:and with much trembling.

⁴et sermo meus, et prædicatio mea non in persuasibilibus humanæ sapientiæ verbis,And my words and preaching were not the persuasive words of human wisdom,sed in ostensione spiritus et virtutis:but were a manifestation of the Spirit and of virtue,

⁴et sermo meus, et prædicatio mea non in persuasibilibus humanæ sapientiæ verbis,And my words and preaching were not the persuasive words of human wisdom,sed in ostensione spiritus et virtutis:but were a manifestation of the Spirit and of virtue,

⁵ut fides vestra non sit in sapientia hominum,so that your faith would not be based on the wisdom of men,sed in virtute Dei.but on the virtue of God.

⁵ut fides vestra non sit in sapientia hominum,so that your faith would not be based on the wisdom of men,sed in virtute Dei.but on the virtue of God.

⁶Sapientiam autem loquimur inter perfectos:Now, we do speak wisdom among the perfect, yet truly,sapientiam vero non hujus sæculi,this is not the wisdom of this age,neque principum hujus sæculi,nor that of the leaders of this age,qui destruuntur:which shall be reduced to nothing.

⁶Sapientiam autem loquimur inter perfectos:Now, we do speak wisdom among the perfect, yet truly,sapientiam vero non hujus sæculi,this is not the wisdom of this age,neque principum hujus sæculi,nor that of the leaders of this age,qui destruuntur:which shall be reduced to nothing.

⁷sed loquimur Dei sapientiam in mysterio,Instead,quæ abscondita est,we speak of the wisdom of God in a mystery which has been hidden,quam prædestinavit Deus ante sæcula in gloriam nostram,which God predestined before this age for our glory,

⁷sed loquimur Dei sapientiam in mysterio,Instead,quæ abscondita est,we speak of the wisdom of God in a mystery which has been hidden,quam prædestinavit Deus ante sæcula in gloriam nostram,which God predestined before this age for our glory,

⁸quam nemo principum hujus sæculi cognovit:something that none of the leaders of this world have known.si enim cognovissent,For if they had known it,numquam Dominum gloriæ crucifixissent.they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.

⁸quam nemo principum hujus sæculi cognovit:something that none of the leaders of this world have known.si enim cognovissent,For if they had known it,numquam Dominum gloriæ crucifixissent.they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.

⁹Sed sicut scriptum est:But this is just as it has been written:Quod oculus non vidit,“The eye has not seen,nec auris audivit,and the ear has not heard,nec in cor hominis ascendit,nor has it entered into the heart of man,quæ præparavit Deus iis qui diligunt illum:what things God has prepared for those who love him.”

⁹Sed sicut scriptum est:But this is just as it has been written:Quod oculus non vidit,“The eye has not seen,nec auris audivit,and the ear has not heard,nec in cor hominis ascendit,nor has it entered into the heart of man,quæ præparavit Deus iis qui diligunt illum:what things God has prepared for those who love him.”

¹⁰nobis autem revelavit Deus per Spiritum suum:But God has revealed these things to us through his Spirit.Spiritus enim omnia scrutatur,For the Spirit searches all things,etiam profunda Dei.even the depths of God.

¹⁰nobis autem revelavit Deus per Spiritum suum:But God has revealed these things to us through his Spirit.Spiritus enim omnia scrutatur,For the Spirit searches all things,etiam profunda Dei.even the depths of God.

¹¹Quis enim hominum scit quæ sunt hominis,And who can know the things that are of a man,nisi spiritus hominis, qui in ipso est?except the spirit which is within that man? So also,ita et quæ Dei sunt, nemo cognovit,no one knows the things which are of God,nisi Spiritus Dei.except the Spirit of God.

¹¹Quis enim hominum scit quæ sunt hominis,And who can know the things that are of a man,nisi spiritus hominis, qui in ipso est?except the spirit which is within that man? So also,ita et quæ Dei sunt, nemo cognovit,no one knows the things which are of God,nisi Spiritus Dei.except the Spirit of God.

¹²Nos autem non spiritum hujus mundi accepimus,But we have not received the spirit of this world,sed Spiritum qui ex Deo est,but the Spirit who is of God,ut sciamus quæ a Deo donata sunt nobis:so that we may understand the things that have been given to us by God.

¹²Nos autem non spiritum hujus mundi accepimus,But we have not received the spirit of this world,sed Spiritum qui ex Deo est,but the Spirit who is of God,ut sciamus quæ a Deo donata sunt nobis:so that we may understand the things that have been given to us by God.

¹³quæAnd we are also speaking of these things,et loquimur non in doctis humanæ sapientiæ verbis,not in the learned words of human wisdom,sed in doctrina Spiritus,but in the doctrine of the Spirit,spiritualibus spiritualia comparantes.bringing spiritual things together with spiritual things.

¹³quæAnd we are also speaking of these things,et loquimur non in doctis humanæ sapientiæ verbis,not in the learned words of human wisdom,sed in doctrina Spiritus,but in the doctrine of the Spirit,spiritualibus spiritualia comparantes.bringing spiritual things together with spiritual things.

¹⁴Animalis autem homo non percipit ea quæ sunt Spiritus Dei:But the animal nature of man does not perceive these things that are of the Spirit of God.stultitia enim est illi,For it is foolishness to him,et non potest intelligere:and he is not able to understand it,quia spiritualiter examinatur.because it must be examined spiritually.

¹⁴Animalis autem homo non percipit ea quæ sunt Spiritus Dei:But the animal nature of man does not perceive these things that are of the Spirit of God.stultitia enim est illi,For it is foolishness to him,et non potest intelligere:and he is not able to understand it,quia spiritualiter examinatur.because it must be examined spiritually.

¹⁵Spiritualis autem judicat omnia:But the spiritual nature of man judges all things,et ipse a nemine judicatur.and he himself may be judged by no man.

¹⁵Spiritualis autem judicat omnia:But the spiritual nature of man judges all things,et ipse a nemine judicatur.and he himself may be judged by no man.

¹⁶Quis enim cognovit sensum Domini,For who has known the mind of the Lord,qui instruat eum?so that he may instruct him?nos autem sensum Christi habemus.But we have the mind of Christ.

¹⁶Quis enim cognovit sensum Domini,For who has known the mind of the Lord,qui instruat eum?so that he may instruct him?nos autem sensum Christi habemus.But we have the mind of Christ.