1 Corinthians 2:8

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

1 Corinthians 2:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
ESV
8 None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
NLT
8 But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord.
MSG
8 The experts of our day haven't a clue about what this eternal plan is. If they had, they wouldn't have killed the Master of the God-designed life on a cross.
CSB
8 None of the rulers of this age knew it, for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

1 Corinthians 2:8 In-Context

6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
7 No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him—
10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 6; S 1 Corinthians 1:20
  • 2. Psalms 24:7; Acts 7:2; James 2:1
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