1 Corinthians 2 Cross References - ISV

1 Preaching in the Power of GodWhen I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come and tell you about God’s secret with rhetorical language or wisdom. 2 For while I was with you I resolved to know nothing except Jesus the Messiah, and him crucified. 3 It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you. 4 My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever, wise words, but by a display of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.
6 God’s Spirit Reveals EverythingHowever, when we are among mature people, we do speak a message of wisdom, but not the wisdom of this world or of the rulers of this world, who are passing off the scene. 7 Instead, we speak about God’s wisdom in a hidden secret, which God destined before the world began for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this world understood it, because if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him.”
10 But God has revealed those things to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the deep things of God.
11 Is there anyone who can understand his own thoughts except his own inner spirit? In the same way, no one can know the thoughts of God except God’s Spirit. 12 Now, we have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we can understand the things that were freely given to us by God. 13 We don’t speak about these things with words taught us by human wisdom, but with words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual things to spiritual people. 14 A person who isn’t spiritual doesn’t accept the things of God’s Spirit, for they are nonsense to him. He can’t understand them because they are spiritually evaluated. 15 The spiritual person evaluates everything but is subject to no one else’s evaluation. 16 For “Who has known the mind of the Lord so that he can advise him?”
However, we have the mind of the Messiah.

Exodus 4:10

10 Then Moses told the LORD, “Please, LORD, I’m not eloquent. I never was in the past nor am I now since you spoke to your servant. In fact, I talk too slowly and I have a speech impediment.”

Isaiah 8:20

20 for instruction and for testimony? Surely they are speaking like this because the truth hasn’t dawned on them.

Jeremiah 1:6-7

6 I replied, “Ah, LORD God! Look, I don’t know how to speak, because I’m only a young man.”
7 Then the LORD told me, “Don’t say, ‘I’m only a young man,’ for you will go everywhere I send you, and you will speak everything I command you.

Acts 18:1-4

1 Paul in CorinthAfter this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, 3 and because they had the same trade he stayed with them. They worked together because they were tentmakers by trade. 4 Every Sabbath, he would speak in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

Acts 20:21

21 I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 22:18

18 and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry up and get out of Jerusalem at once, because the people won’t accept your testimony about me.’

Romans 16:18

18 because such people are not serving the Messiah our Lord, but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

1 Corinthians 1:6

6 while our testimony about the Messiah has been confirmed among you.

1 Corinthians 1:17

17 For the Messiah did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, not with eloquent wisdom, so the cross of the Messiah won’t be emptied of its power.

1 Corinthians 2:4

4 My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever, wise words, but by a display of the Spirit’s power,

1 Corinthians 2:13

13 We don’t speak about these things with words taught us by human wisdom, but with words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual things to spiritual people.

2 Corinthians 10:10

10 For someone is saying, “His letters are impressive and forceful, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.”

2 Corinthians 11:6

6 Even though I may be untrained as an orator, I am not so in the field of knowledge. We have made this clear to all of you in every possible way.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

10 when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be regarded with wonder on that day by all who have believed—including you, because you believed our testimony.
11 that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

2 Timothy 1:8

8 Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God’s power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel.

1 John 4:14

14 We have seen for ourselves and can testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

1 John 5:11-13

11 This is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is found in his Son. 12 The person who has the Son has this life. The person who does not have the Son of God does not have this life.
13 ConclusionI have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

Revelation 1:2

2 who testified about this message from God and the testimony about Jesus the Messiah.

Revelation 1:9

9 John’s Vision of the MessiahI am John, your brother and partner in the oppression, kingdom, and patience that comes because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

Revelation 19:10

10 I bowed down at his feet to worship him, but he told me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who rely on what Jesus is saying. Worship God, because what Jesus is saying is the spirit of prophecy!”

John 17:3

3 And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent—Jesus the Messiah.

1 Corinthians 1:22-25

22 Jews ask for signs, and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach the Messiah crucified. He is a stumbling block to Jews and nonsense to gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, the Messiah is God’s power and God’s wisdom. 25 For God’s nonsense is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

Galatians 3:1

1 Believers are Approved by GodYou foolish Galatians! Who put you under a spell? Was not Jesus the Messiah clearly portrayed before your very eyes as having been crucified?

Galatians 6:14

14 But may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world!

Philippians 3:8-10

8 What is more, I continue to consider all these things to be a loss for the sake of what is far more valuable, knowing the Messiah Jesus, my Lord. It is because of him that I have experienced the loss of all those things. Indeed, I consider them rubbish in order to gain the Messiah 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but one that comes through the faithfulness of the Messiah, the righteousness that comes from God and that depends on faith. 10 I want to know the Messiah—what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,

Acts 17:1

1 Paul and Silas in ThessalonicaPaul and Silas traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

Acts 17:6-12

6 When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials and shouted, “These fellows who have turned the world upside down have come here, too, 7 and Jason has welcomed them as his guests. All of them oppose the emperor’s decrees by saying that there is another king—Jesus!”
8 The crowd and the city officials were upset when they heard this, 9 but after they had gotten a bond from Jason and the others, they let them go.
10 Paul and Silas in BereaThat night the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. 11 These people were more receptive than those in Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive the message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if those things were so. 12 Many of them believed, including a large number of prominent Greek women and men.

Acts 18:1

1 Paul in CorinthAfter this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

Acts 18:6

6 But when they began to oppose him and insult him, he shook out his clothes in protest and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the gentiles.”

Acts 18:12

12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jewish leaders gathered together, attacked Paul, and brought him before the judge’s seat.

Acts 20:18-19

18 When they came to him, he told them, “You know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day I set foot in Asia. 19 I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.

1 Corinthians 4:10-13

10 We are fools for the Messiah’s sake, but you are wise in the Messiah. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored. 11 We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present. 12 We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure. 13 When slandered, we answer with kind words. Even now we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe.

2 Corinthians 4:1

1 Treasure in Clay JarsTherefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy shown to us, we do not get discouraged.

2 Corinthians 4:7-12

7 But we have this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power comes from God and not from us. 8 In every way we’re troubled but not crushed, frustrated but not in despair, 9 persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed. 10 We are always carrying around the death of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may be clearly shown in our bodies. 11 While we are alive, we are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be clearly shown in our mortal bodies. 12 And so death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

2 Corinthians 4:16

16 Life in an Earthly TentThat’s why we are not discouraged. No, even if outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being renewed each and every day.

2 Corinthians 6:4

4 Instead, in every way we demonstrate that we are God’s servants by tremendous endurance in the midst of difficulties, hardships, and calamities;

2 Corinthians 7:5

5 For even when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest. We suffered in a number of ways. Outwardly there were conflicts, inwardly there were fears.

2 Corinthians 10:1

1 Paul’s Authority to Speak ForcefullyNow I myself, Paul, plead with you with the gentleness and kindness of the Messiah—I who am humble when I am face to face with you but forceful toward you when I am away!

2 Corinthians 11:29-30

29 Who is weak without me being weak, too? Who is caused to stumble without me becoming indignant?
30 If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show how weak I am.

2 Corinthians 12:5-10

5 I will boast about this man, but as for myself I will boast only about my weaknesses. 6 However, if I did want to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I am not going to do it in order to keep anyone from thinking more of me than what he sees and hears about me.
7 To keep me from becoming conceited because of the exceptional nature of these revelations, a thorn was given to me and placed in my body. It was Satan’s messenger to keep on tormenting me so that I would not become conceited.
8 I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me, 9 but he has told me, “My grace is all you need, because my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the Messiah’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for the Messiah’s sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 13:4

4 Though he was crucified in weakness, he lives by God’s power. We are weak with him, but by God’s power we will live for you.

2 Corinthians 13:9

9 We are glad when we are weak and you are strong. That is what we are praying for—your maturity.

Galatians 4:13-14

13 You know that it was because I was ill that I brought you the gospel the first time. 14 Even though my condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. On the contrary, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, or as if I were the Messiah Jesus.

Judges 14:15

15 The next day, they told Samson’s wife, “Coax your husband to explain the riddle or we’ll set fire to your father’s house—with you in it! You’ve invited us here to make us paupers, haven’t you?”

Judges 16:5

5 The Philistine officials approached her and told her, “Entice him to discover where his great strength is, and how we can overpower him. We intend to tie him up and torture him. We’ll each pay you 1,100 silver coins.”

2 Samuel 14:17-20

17 “So your humble servant is saying, ‘Please, your majesty, let what the king has to say be of comfort, because just as the angel of God is, so also is your majesty the king to discern both good and evil. And may the LORD your God remain present with you.’”
18 In reply, the king asked the woman, “Please don’t conceal anything about which I’m going to be asking you now.”
So the woman replied, “Please, your majesty, let the king speak.”
19 Then the king asked, “Is Joab behind all of this with you?”
“As your soul lives, your majesty, the king,” the woman answered, “no one can divert anything left or right from what your majesty the king has spoken! As a matter of fact, it was your servant Joab! He was there, giving me precise orders about everything that your humble servant was to say. Your servant Joab did this, 20 intending to change the outcome of this matter. Nevertheless, your majesty is wise, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to be aware of everything that’s going on throughout the earth.”

2 Samuel 15:2-6

2 Then he would get up early, stand near the passageway to the palace gate, and when anyone arrived to file a legal complaint for a hearing before the king, Absalom would call to him and ask, “You’re from what city?” If he replied, “Your servant is from one of Israel’s tribes,” 3 Absalom would respond, “Look, your claims are valid and defensible, but nobody will listen to you on behalf of the king. 4 Who will appoint me to be a judge in the land? When anyone arrived to file a legal complaint or other cause, he could approach me for justice and I would settle it!” 5 Furthermore, if a man approached him to bow down in front of him, he would put out his hand, grab him, and embrace him. 6 By doing all of this to anyone who came to the king for a hearing, Absalom stole the loyalty of the men of Israel.

1 Kings 22:13-14

13 Micaiah Predicts Failure
Meanwhile, the messenger who had gone off to summon Micaiah advised him, “Look, everything that the other prophets were saying was unanimously favorable to the king. So please, cooperate with them and speak favorably.”
14 “As the LORD lives,” Micaiah replied, “I’ll say what my God tells me to say.”

2 Chronicles 18:19-21

19 “The LORD asked, ‘Who will tempt King Ahab of Israel to attack Ramoth-gilead, so that he will die there?’ And one was saying one thing and one was saying another.
20 “But then a spirit approached, stood in front of the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’
“And the LORD asked him, ‘How?’
21 “‘I will go,’ he announced, ‘and I will be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all of his prophets!’
“So the LORD said, ‘You’re just the one to deceive him. You will be successful. Go and do it.’

Proverbs 7:21

21 She leads him astray with great persuasion; with flattering lips she seduces him.

Proverbs 20:19

19 Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don’t get involved with someone who talks too much.

Jeremiah 20:10

10 Indeed, I hear many people whispering, “Terror on every side. Denounce him, let’s denounce him!” All my close friends watch my steps and say, “Perhaps he will be deceived, and we can prevail against him and take vengeance on him.”

Ezekiel 13:6

6 Instead, they crafted false prophecies and divination.
“‘They say, “…declares the LORD,” even though the LORD didn’t send them. And they hope for the fulfillment of their message.

Ezekiel 13:10-11

10 because they’ve truly caused my people to stray saying, “Peace,” but there’s no peace.’”
Metaphor of the Whitewashed Wall“When someone builds a wall, they coat it with whitewash. 11 Tell those who coat it with whitewash that it will fall. It will be washed off by the rain. Great hailstones will fall and a stormy wind will strip it off.

John 16:8-15

8 When he comes, he will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment— 9 of sin, because they don’t believe in me; 10 of righteousness, because I’m going to the Father and you will no longer see me; 11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12 “I still have a lot to say to you, but you cannot bear it now. 13 Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he’ll guide you into all truth. He won’t speak on his own accord, but he’ll speak whatever he hears and will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said, ‘He will take what is mine and declare it to you.’

Acts 20:27

27 because I never shrank from telling you the whole plan of God.

Acts 26:28

28 Agrippa asked Paul, “Can you so quickly persuade me to become a Christian?”

Romans 15:19

19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of the Messiah from Jerusalem as far as Illyricum.

1 Corinthians 2:1

1 Preaching in the Power of GodWhen I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come and tell you about God’s secret with rhetorical language or wisdom.

1 Corinthians 4:20

20 for the kingdom of God isn’t just talk, but also power.

Galatians 1:10

10 Am I now trying to win the approval of people or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be the Messiah’s servant.

Colossians 2:4

4 I say this so that no one will mislead you with nice-sounding rhetoric.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

5 for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.

1 Peter 1:12

12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you in regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who brought you the good news through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are things that even the angels desire to look into.

2 Peter 1:16

16 Pay Attention to God’s WordWhen we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, we did not follow any clever myths. Rather, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

2 Peter 2:18

18 By talking high-sounding nonsense and using sinful cravings of the flesh, they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.

Acts 16:14

14 A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.

1 Corinthians 3:6

6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God kept everything growing.

2 Corinthians 4:7

7 But we have this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power comes from God and not from us.

2 Corinthians 6:7

7 truthful speech, and divine power; through the weapons of righteousness in the right and left hands;

2 Corinthians 12:9

9 but he has told me, “My grace is all you need, because my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the Messiah’s power may rest on me.

Job 1:1

1 Job’s FaithfulnessThere once was a man in the land of Uz named Job. The man was blameless as well as upright. He feared God and kept away from evil.

Job 12:19

19 He leads away the priests naked and overthrows the ruling class.

Job 12:21

21 He pours contempt on nobles and embarrasses the mighty.

Psalms 2:1-6

1 The Nations and God’s Anointed Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot? 2 As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say, 3 “Let us tear off their shackles from us, and cast off their chains.” 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 In his anger he rebukes them, and in his wrath he terrifies them: 6 “I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”

Psalms 33:10

10 The LORD makes void the counsel of nations; he frustrates the plans of peoples.

Psalms 37:37

37 Observe the blameless! Take note of the upright! Indeed, the future of that man is peace.

Isaiah 19:11-13

11 A Rebuke to Egypt’s LeadersZoan’s princes are nothing but fools; the wisest advisors of Pharaoh give stupid advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I’m a descendant of wise men, a descendant of ancient kings”? 12 Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you, let them make known what the LORD has planned against Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis deluded; the leaders of its tribes have led Egypt astray.

Isaiah 40:23

23 who brings princes to nothing, and makes void the rulers of the earth.

Matthew 5:48

48 So be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

Matthew 13:22

22 As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can’t produce a crop.

Matthew 19:21

21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.”

Luke 16:8

8 The master praised the dishonest servant manager for being so clever, because worldly people are more clever than enlightened people in dealing with their own.

Acts 4:25-28

25 You said by the Holy Spirit through the voice of our ancestor, your servant David,‘Why do the unbelievers rage, and the people devise useless plots? 26 The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Messiah.’
27 For in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate actually met together with unbelievers and the people of Israel to oppose your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, 28 to carry out everything that your hand and will had predetermined to take place.

1 Corinthians 1:18-20

18 The Messiah is God’s Power and WisdomFor the message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved. 19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will reject.”
20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? God has turned the wisdom of the world into nonsense, hasn’t he?

1 Corinthians 1:28

28 And God chose what is insignificant in the world, what is despised, what is nothing, in order to destroy what is something,

1 Corinthians 2:8

8 None of the rulers of this world understood it, because if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

1 Corinthians 14:20

20 Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. Be like infants with respect to evil, but think like adults.

2 Corinthians 1:12

12 Paul’s Reason for BoastingFor this is what we boast about: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world with pure motives and godly sincerity, without earthly wisdom but with God’s grace—especially toward you.

2 Corinthians 4:4

4 In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 13:11

11 Final Greetings and BenedictionFinally, brothers, goodbye. Keep on growing to maturity. Keep listening to my appeals. Continue agreeing with each other and living in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 2:2

2 that you once practiced as you lived according to the ways of this present world and according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now active in those who are disobedient.

Ephesians 4:11-13

11 And it is he who gifted some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, and still others to be pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints, to do the work of ministry, and to build up the body of the Messiah 13 until all of us are united in the faith and in the full knowledge of God’s Son, and until we attain mature adulthood and the full standard of development in the Messiah.

Philippians 3:12-15

12 Pursuing the GoalIt’s not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet. But this one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly call in the Messiah Jesus.
15 Therefore, those of us who are mature should think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will show you how to think.

Colossians 4:12

12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of the Messiah Jesus, sends you his greetings. He is always wrestling in his prayers for you, so that you may stand mature, completely convinced of the entire will of God.

Hebrews 5:14

14 But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.

James 3:2

2 For all of us make many mistakes. If someone does not make any mistakes when he speaks, he is perfect and able to control his whole body.

James 3:15

15 That kind of wisdom does not come from above. No, it is worldly, self-centered, and demonic.

1 Peter 5:10

10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you by the Messiah Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.

Psalms 78:2

2 I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago—

Isaiah 48:6-7

6 “You have heard—now look at them all! How can you not admit them? From now on, I’ll make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known. 7 They are created now, and not long ago; you didn’t hear them before today, so you cannot say, ‘Yes, I knew them.’

Matthew 11:25

25 Jesus Praises the Father and Invites the Disciples to Come to Him
At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants.

Matthew 13:35

35 This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet when he said, “I will open my mouth to speak in parables. I will declare what has been hidden since the creation of the world.”

Romans 16:25-26

25 Final DoxologyNow to the one who is able to strengthen you with my gospel and the message that I preach about Jesus, the Messiah, by revealing the secret that was kept hidden from long ago 26 but now has been made known through the prophets to all the gentiles, in keeping with the decree of the eternal God to bring them to the obedience that springs from faith—

Ephesians 1:4

4 just as he chose us in the Messiah before the creation of the universe to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love

Ephesians 3:4-9

4 By reading this, you will be able to grasp my understanding of the secret about the Messiah, 5 which in previous generations was not made known to human beings as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. This is that secret: 6 The gentiles are heirs-in-common, members-in-common of the body, and common participants in what was promised by the Messiah Jesus through the gospel.
7 I have become a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God’s grace that was given me by the working of his power. 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given so that I might proclaim to the gentiles the immeasurable wealth of the Messiah 9 and help everyone see how this secret that has been at work was hidden for ages by God, who created all things.

Colossians 1:26-27

26 This secret was hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints, 27 to whom God wanted to make known the glorious riches of this secret among the gentiles—which is the Messiah in you, our glorious hope.

2 Timothy 1:9

9 He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own accomplishments, but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in the Messiah Jesus before time began.

1 Peter 1:11

11 They tried to find out what era or specific time the Spirit of the Messiah in them kept referring to when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.

1 Peter 5:1

1 Be Shepherds of God’s FlockTherefore, as a fellow elder, a witness of the Messiah’s sufferings, and one who shares in the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:

2 Peter 1:3

3 We are Called to Holy LivingHis divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the full knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.

Revelation 13:8

8 All those who had become settled down and at home, living on the earth, will worship it, everyone whose name had not been written in the Book of Life belonging to the lamb that had been slaughtered since the foundation of the world.

Psalms 24:7-10

7 Lift up your heads, gates! Be lifted up, ancient doors, so the King of Glory may come in. 8 Who is the King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, gates! Be lifted up, ancient doors, so the King of Glory may come in. 10 Who is he, this King of Glory? The LORD of the heavenly armies— He is the King of Glory. Interlude

Luke 23:34

34 Jesus kept saying, “Father, forgive them, because they don’t know what they’re doing.” Then they divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.

John 3:19-21

19 And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil. 20 Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may become evident that his actions have God’s approval.”

John 7:48

48 None of the authorities or Pharisees has believed in him, have they?

John 8:19

19 Then they asked him, “Where is this Father of yours?”
Jesus replied, “You don’t know me or my Father. If you had known me, you would’ve known my Father, too.”

John 9:39-41

39 Then Jesus said, “I have come into this world to judge it, so that those who are blind may see and so that those who see may become blind.”
40 Some of the Pharisees who were near him overheard this and asked him, “We aren’t blind, too, are we?”
41 Jesus told them, “If you were blind, you would not have any sin. But now that you insist, ‘We see,’ your sin still exists.”

John 12:40-43

40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they might not perceive with their eyes, and understand with their mind and turn, and I would heal them.”
41 Isaiah said this when he saw his glory and spoke about him. 42 Yet many people, even some of the authorities, believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not admit it so they would not be thrown out of the synagogue. 43 For they loved the praise of human beings more than the praise of God.

John 15:22-25

22 “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have any sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 The person who hates me also hates my Father. 24 If I hadn’t done among them the actions that no one else did, they wouldn’t have any sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But this happened so that what has been written in their Law might be fulfilled: ‘They hated me for no reason.’

John 16:3

3 They’ll do this because they haven’t known the Father or me.

Acts 3:16-17

16 It is his name—that is, by faith in his name—that has healed this man whom you see and know. Yes, the faith that comes through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.
17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance like your leaders.

Acts 7:2

2 Stephen replied: “Listen, brothers and fathers! “The glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.

Acts 13:27

27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their leaders, not knowing who Jesus was, condemned him and so fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

1 Corinthians 1:26-28

26 Brothers, think about your own calling. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is nonsense in the world to make the wise feel ashamed. God chose what is weak in the world to make the strong feel ashamed. 28 And God chose what is insignificant in the world, what is despised, what is nothing, in order to destroy what is something,

1 Corinthians 2:6

6 God’s Spirit Reveals EverythingHowever, when we are among mature people, we do speak a message of wisdom, but not the wisdom of this world or of the rulers of this world, who are passing off the scene.

2 Corinthians 3:14

14 However, their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil is still there when they read the old covenant. Only in union with the Messiah is that veil removed.

1 Timothy 1:13

13 In the past I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief,

James 2:1

1 Do Not Show PartialityMy brothers, do not let your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be tainted by favoritism.

Psalms 31:19

19 How great is your goodness that you have reserved for those who fear you, that you have set in place for those who take refuge in you, in the presence of the children of men.

Isaiah 64:4

4 Since ancient times no one has heard, and no ear has perceived, and no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

Isaiah 65:17

17 A New UniverseTake notice! I’m about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things won’t be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

Matthew 20:23

23 He told them, “You will indeed drink from my cup. But it’s not up to me to grant you a seat at my right hand or at my left. These positions have already been prepared for others by my Father.”

Matthew 25:34

34 “Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

John 3:16

16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his unique Son so that everyone who believes in him might not be lost but have eternal life.

Romans 8:28

28 And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.

Hebrews 11:16

16 Instead, they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, because he has prepared a city for them.

James 1:12

12 Trial and TemptationHow blessed is the man who endures temptation! When he has passed the test, he will receive the victor’s crown of life that God has promised to those who keep on loving him.

James 2:5

5 Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who keep on loving him, has he not?

1 John 4:19

19 We love because God first loved us.

Job 12:22

22 He uncovers the hidden dimensions from darkness, bringing what is in deep shadow to light.

Psalms 92:5-6

5 How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are unfathomable. 6 A stupid man doesn’t know, and a fool can’t comprehend this:

Isaiah 48:16

16 Draw near to me, and listen to this: ‘From the beginning I haven’t spoken in secret; at the time it happened, I was there.’ And now the LORD God, and his Spirit, has sent me.

Isaiah 59:21

21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “And my Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, won’t depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children’s children, from now on and forever.”

Daniel 2:22

22 He reveals what is profoundly mysterious and knows what is in the darkness; with him dwells light.

Amos 3:7

7 The LORD’s Purposes“Truly the Lord GOD will do nothing he has mentioned without revealing his purposes to his servants the prophets.

Matthew 11:25-27

25 Jesus Praises the Father and Invites the Disciples to Come to Him
At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants. 26 Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you. 27 All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one fully knows the Son except the Father, and no one fully knows the Father except the Son and the person to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

Matthew 13:11

11 He answered them, “You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn’t been given to them,

Matthew 16:17

17 Then Jesus told him, “How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.

Luke 2:26

26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.

Luke 10:21

21 Jesus Praises the Father
At that moment, the Holy Spirit made Jesus extremely joyful, so Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you.

John 14:26

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have told you.

John 16:13

13 Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he’ll guide you into all truth. He won’t speak on his own accord, but he’ll speak whatever he hears and will declare to you the things that are to come.

Romans 8:26-27

26 In the same way, the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, since we do not know how to pray as we should. But the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words, 27 and the one who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, for the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to God’s will.

Romans 11:33-36

33 In Praise of God’s WaysO how deep are God’s riches, and wisdom, and knowledge! How unfathomable are his decisions and unexplainable are his ways! 34 Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his adviser? 35 Or who has given him something only to have him pay it back?” 36 For all things are from him, by him, and for him. Glory belongs to him forever! Amen.

1 Corinthians 2:11

11 Is there anyone who can understand his own thoughts except his own inner spirit? In the same way, no one can know the thoughts of God except God’s Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:8-11

8 To one has been given a message of wisdom by the Spirit; to another the ability to speak with knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit; 10 to another miraculous results; to another prophecy; to another the ability to distinguish between spirits; to another various kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages. 11 But one and the same Spirit produces all these results and gives what he wants to each person.

1 Corinthians 14:30

30 If a revelation is made to another person who is seated, the first person should be silent.

Galatians 1:12

12 For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it was revealed to me by Jesus the Messiah.

Ephesians 3:3

3 and how this secret was made known to me through a revelation, just as I wrote about briefly in the past.

Ephesians 3:5

5 which in previous generations was not made known to human beings as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. This is that secret:

1 John 2:20

20 You have an anointing from the Holy One and know all things.

1 John 2:27

27 The anointing you received from God abides in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you this. Instead, because God’s anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not a lie, abide in him, as he taught you to do.

Revelation 1:1

1 The Revelation of Jesus the Messiah to the Seven ChurchesThis is the revelation of Jesus the Messiah, which God gave him to show his servants the things that must happen soon. He made it known by sending his messenger to his servant John,

Proverbs 14:10

10 The heart knows its own bitterness— an outsider cannot share in its joy.

Proverbs 20:5

5 The intentions of a person’s heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them.

Proverbs 20:27

27 A person’s spirit is the lamp of the LORD; it searches throughout one’s innermost being.

Jeremiah 17:9

9 The Deceitfulness of the Human Heart“The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable— who can know it?

Romans 11:33-34

33 In Praise of God’s WaysO how deep are God’s riches, and wisdom, and knowledge! How unfathomable are his decisions and unexplainable are his ways! 34 Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his adviser?

1 Corinthians 2:10

10 But God has revealed those things to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the deep things of God.

Romans 8:1

1 The Spirit Gives LifeTherefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.

Romans 8:5-6

5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 To focus our minds on the human nature leads to death, but to focus our minds on the Spirit leads to life and peace.

Romans 8:15-16

15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

Romans 8:32

32 The one who did not spare his own Son, but offered him as a sacrifice for all of us, surely will give us all things, along with his Son, won’t he?

1 Corinthians 1:27

27 But God chose what is nonsense in the world to make the wise feel ashamed. God chose what is weak in the world to make the strong feel ashamed.

1 Corinthians 3:22

22 whether Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life, death, the present, or the future—everything belongs to you,

James 4:5

5 Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?

1 John 4:4-5

4 Little children, you belong to God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 These people belong to the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.

1 John 5:19-20

19 We know that we are from God and that the whole world lies under the control of the evil one. 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true God. We are in union with the one who is true, his Son Jesus the Messiah, who is the true God and eternal life.

Revelation 12:9

9 The huge dragon was hurled down. That ancient serpent, called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, along with its angels.

Revelation 22:6

6 He is Coming SoonHe told me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord God of the spirits and of the prophets has sent his messenger to show his servants the things that must happen soon.”

Luke 12:12

12 because at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you are to say.”

Acts 2:4

4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit gave them that ability.

1 Corinthians 2:14

14 A person who isn’t spiritual doesn’t accept the things of God’s Spirit, for they are nonsense to him. He can’t understand them because they are spiritually evaluated.

1 Corinthians 9:11

11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

1 Corinthians 10:3-5

3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that went with them. That rock was the Messiah. 5 But God wasn’t pleased with most of those people, and so they were struck down in the wilderness.

1 Corinthians 12:1-3

1 Concerning Spiritual GiftsNow concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant. 2 You know that when you were unbelievers, you were enticed and led astray to worship idols that couldn’t even speak. 3 For this reason I want you to be aware that no one who is speaking by God’s Spirit can say, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:2

2 For the person who speaks in a foreign language is not actually speaking to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands him, because he is talking about secrets by the Spirit.

Ephesians 5:19

19 Then you will recite to one another psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; you will sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts;

Colossians 3:16

16 Let the word of the Messiah inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with thankfulness in your hearts.

Proverbs 14:6

6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but learning comes easily to someone who understands.

Matthew 13:11-17

11 He answered them, “You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn’t been given to them, 12 because to anyone who has something, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who doesn’t have anything, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 That’s why I speak to them in parables, because ‘they look but don’t see, and they listen but don’t hear or understand.’
14 “With them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says: ‘You will listen and listen but never understand. You will look and look but never comprehend, 15 for this people’s heart has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that they might not see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 “How blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear! 17 I tell all of you with certainty, many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them.”

Matthew 16:23

23 But Jesus turned and told Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me, because you are not thinking God’s thoughts but human thoughts!”

John 3:3-6

3 Jesus replied to him, “Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born from above he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus asked him, “How can a person be born when he is old? He can’t go back into his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?”
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

John 5:44

44 How can you believe when you accept each other’s praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?

John 6:44-45

44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him to life on the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets, ‘And all of them will be taught by God.’ Everyone who has listened to the Father and has learned anything comes to me.

John 8:43

43 Why don’t you understand what I’ve said? It’s because you can’t listen to my words.

John 8:51-52

51 Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
52 Then the Jewish leaders told him, “Now we really know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, but you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’

John 10:20

20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why bother listening to him?”

John 10:26-27

26 but you don’t believe, because you don’t belong to my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

John 12:37

37 The Unbelief of the JewsAlthough he had performed numerous signs in their presence, they did not believe in him,

John 15:26

26 “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father— the Spirit of Truth, who comes from the Father—he will testify on my behalf.

Acts 17:18

18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, “What is this blabbermouth trying to say?” while others said, “He seems to be preaching about foreign gods.” This was because Paul was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 17:32

32 When they heard about a resurrection of the dead, some began joking about it, while others said, “We will hear you again about this.”

Acts 18:15

15 But since it is a question about words, names, and your own Law, you will have to take care of that yourselves. I refuse to be a judge in these matters.”

Acts 25:19

19 Instead, they had several arguments with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died—but Paul kept asserting he was alive.

Acts 26:24-25

24 As he continued his defense, Festus shouted, “You’re out of your mind, Paul! Too much education is driving you crazy!”
25 But Paul said, “I’m not out of my mind, Your Excellency Festus. I’m reporting what is absolutely true.

Romans 8:5-8

5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 To focus our minds on the human nature leads to death, but to focus our minds on the Spirit leads to life and peace. 7 That is why the mind that focuses on human nature is hostile toward God. It refuses to submit to the authority of God’s Law because it is powerless to do so. 8 Indeed, those who are under the control of human nature cannot please God.

1 Corinthians 1:18

18 The Messiah is God’s Power and WisdomFor the message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved.

1 Corinthians 1:23

23 but we preach the Messiah crucified. He is a stumbling block to Jews and nonsense to gentiles,

1 Corinthians 2:12

12 Now, we have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we can understand the things that were freely given to us by God.

1 Corinthians 15:44

44 It is planted a physical body but is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body.

1 Corinthians 15:46

46 The spiritual does not come first, but the physical does, and then comes the spiritual.

2 Corinthians 4:4-6

4 In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.
5 For we do not preach ourselves, but rather Jesus the Messiah as Lord, and ourselves as merely your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus the Messiah.

1 John 5:20

20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true God. We are in union with the one who is true, his Son Jesus the Messiah, who is the true God and eternal life.

Jude 1:19

19 These are the people who cause divisions. They are worldly, devoid of the Spirit.

2 Samuel 12:16-23

16 David begged God on behalf of the youngster. He fasted, went inside, and spent the night lying on the ground. 17 His closest advisors at the palace got up, remained with him, and tried to help him get up from the ground, but he would not do so. He also wouldn’t eat with them.
18 A week later, the child died, and David’s staff was afraid to tell him that the child had died. They were telling themselves, “Look, when the child was still alive, we talked to him but he wouldn’t listen to what we said. Now what kind of trouble will he bring on himself if we tell him that the child has died?”
19 But as David observed his staff whispering together, he perceived that the child had died, so he asked his staff, “Is the child dead?”
They replied, “He has died.”
20 At this, David got up from the ground, washed, anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the LORD’s tent to worship. Then he went back to his palace where, at his request, they served him food and he ate.
21 His staff asked him, “What’s this about? When the child was alive, you fasted and cried. Now that the child has died, you get up and eat!”
22 He answered, “When the child was alive, I fasted and cried. I asked myself, ‘Who knows? Maybe the LORD will show grace to me and the child will live.’ 23 But now that he has died, what’s the point of fasting? Can I bring him back again? I’ll be going to be with him, but he won’t be returning to me.”

2 Samuel 14:17

17 “So your humble servant is saying, ‘Please, your majesty, let what the king has to say be of comfort, because just as the angel of God is, so also is your majesty the king to discern both good and evil. And may the LORD your God remain present with you.’”

1 Kings 3:9-11

9 So give your servant an understanding mind to govern your people, so I can discern between good and evil. Otherwise, how will I be able to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The LORD was pleased that Solomon had asked for this, 11 so God told him: “Because you asked for this, and you didn’t ask for a long life for yourself, and you didn’t ask for the lives of your enemies, but instead you’ve asked for discernment so you can understand how to govern,

Psalms 25:14

14 The intimate counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him so they may know his covenant.

Proverbs 28:5

5 Evil men don’t understand justice, but whoever seeks the LORD understands it all.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

5 Whoever obeys his commands will not experience harm, and the wise in heart will discern both the appropriate time and response.

John 7:17

17 If anyone wants to do his will, he’ll know whether this teaching is from God or whether I’m speaking on my own.

Acts 15:1-5

1 Controversy about the LawThen some men came down from Judea and started to teach the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the Law of Moses, you can’t be saved.” 2 Paul and Barnabas had quite a dispute and argument with them. So Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles and elders about this question. 3 They were sent on their way by the church, and as they were going through Phoenicia and Samaria they told of the conversion of the gentiles and brought great joy to all the brothers. 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done through them. 5 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The gentiles must be circumcised and ordered to keep the Law of Moses.”

Acts 16:3

3 Paul wanted this man to go with him, so he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in that region, since everyone knew that Timothy’s father was a Greek.

1 Corinthians 3:1

1 Spiritual ImmaturityBrothers, I couldn’t talk to you as spiritual people but as worldly people, as mere infants in the Messiah.

1 Corinthians 4:5

5 Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.

1 Corinthians 14:37

37 If anyone thinks he is a prophet or a spiritual person, he must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.

Galatians 2:3-5

3 But not even Titus, who was with me, was forced to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. 4 However, false brothers were secretly brought in. They slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in the Messiah Jesus so that they might enslave us. 5 But we did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might always remain with you.

Galatians 6:1

1 Help Each OtherBrothers, if a person is caught doing something wrong, those of you who are spiritual should restore that person gently. Watch out for yourself so that you are not tempted as well.

Ephesians 4:13-14

13 until all of us are united in the faith and in the full knowledge of God’s Son, and until we attain mature adulthood and the full standard of development in the Messiah. 14 Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.

Philippians 1:10

10 so that you may be able to choose what is best and be pure and blameless until the day when the Messiah returns,

Colossians 1:9

9 The Messiah is Above AllFor this reason, since the day we heard about this, we have not stopped praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of God’s will with respect to all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

1 Thessalonians 5:21

21 Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good.

1 John 4:1

1 Test What People SayDear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Genesis 1:12

12 Vegetation sprouted all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed. And God saw that it was good.

Job 15:8

8 Have you listened in on God’s secret council? Have you limited wisdom only to yourself?

Job 22:2

2 “Can a human being be useful to God, since he, who is wise, is sufficient to himself?

Job 40:2

2 “Should the one who is fighting the Almighty find fault with him? Let God’s accuser answer.”

Isaiah 40:13-14

13 Who has fathomed the Spirit of the LORD, or as his counselor has taught him? 14 With whom did he consult to enlighten and instruct him on the path of justice? Or who taught him knowledge and showed him the way of wisdom?

Jeremiah 23:18

18 But who has stood in the LORD’s council to see and hear his message? Who has paid attention to his message and obeyed it?

John 15:15

15 I don’t call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. But I’ve called you friends, because I’ve made known to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.

John 16:13-16

13 Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he’ll guide you into all truth. He won’t speak on his own accord, but he’ll speak whatever he hears and will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said, ‘He will take what is mine and declare it to you.’ 16 In a little while you will no longer see me, then in a little while you will see me again.”

John 17:6-8

6 I have made your name known to these men whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they realize that everything you gave me comes from you, 8 because the words that you gave me I passed on to them. They have received them and know for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

Romans 11:34

34 Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his adviser?

Ephesians 3:3-4

3 and how this secret was made known to me through a revelation, just as I wrote about briefly in the past. 4 By reading this, you will be able to grasp my understanding of the secret about the Messiah,

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