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Berean Standard Bible

“No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.”

1 Corinthians 2:7

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Paul tells the Corinthians that his message is not the fashionable wisdom of the age but God's own wisdom. He has just said that the Spirit searches all things.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.

World English Bible (WEB)

But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,

King James Version (KJV)

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

American Standard Version (ASV)

but we speak God`s wisdom in a mystery, [even] the [wisdom] that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a secret, that God foreordained before the ages to our glory,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas hablamos sabiduría de Dios en misterio, la sabiduría oculta, la cual Dios predestinó antes de los siglos para nuestra gloria:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Más bien exponemos la sabiduría de Dios que estaba oculta, pero que Dios había destinado para nuestra gloria desde antes de la creación del mundo.

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