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.
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Chr
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ,
None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of
Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spi
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for wh
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teac
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relatio
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning e
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am o
He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure i
And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritu
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in de
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of weal
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peopl
Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God o
He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.