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Berean Standard Bible

“Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.”

1 Corinthians 2:6

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Paul has said he did not come to Corinth with impressive rhetoric but with the message of Christ crucified, which looks foolish to the world. He now clarifies that there is a wisdom he does share.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

World English Bible (WEB)

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

King James Version (KJV)

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

American Standard Version (ASV)

We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Empero hablamos sabiduría entre perfectos; y sabiduría, no de este siglo, ni de los príncipes de este siglo, que se deshacen:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sin embargo, cuando estoy entre cristianos maduros, imparto sabiduría; pero no la sabiduría de este mundo ni la de quienes lo gobiernan, que están destinados a desaparecer.

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