11 translations · Greek
1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
- KJV King James Version
- But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- but according as it has been written: “What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and on the heart of man did not come up, what God prepared for those loving Him”;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But as Scripture says, “No one has ever seen, and no one has ever heard, and no one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- but, according as it hath been written, 'What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him — '
- DBY Darby Translation
- but according as it is written, Things which eye has not seen, and ear not heard, and which have not come into man's heart, which God has prepared for them that love him,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But, as it is written: That eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀλλὰ | alla | Rather | G235 ἀλλά but |
| καθὼς | kathōs | as | G2531 καθώς as/just as |
| γέγραπται | gegraptai | it is written | G1125 γράφω to write |
| Ἃ | Ha | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| ὀφθαλμὸς | ophthalmos | eye | G3788 ὀφθαλμός eye |
| οὐκ | ouk | No | G3756 οὐ no |
| εἶδεν | eiden | has seen | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| οὖς | ous | ear | G3775 οὖς ear |
| οὐκ | ouk | no | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἤκουσεν | ēkousen | has heard | G191 ἀκούω to hear |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ἐπὶ | epi | — | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| καρδίαν | kardian | heart | G2588 καρδία heart |
| ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | — | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| οὐκ | ouk | no | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἀνέβη | anebē | has imagined | G305 ἀναβαίνω to ascend |
| ὅσα | hosa | what | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| ἡτοίμασεν | hētoimasen | has prepared | G2090 ἑτοιμάζω to make ready |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| τοῖς | tois | for those who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαπῶσιν | agapōsin | love | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| αὐτόν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Isaiah 64:4
For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.
- Psalm 31:19
Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
- Romans 8:28
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
- Isaiah 65:17
“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.
- James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
- Hebrews 11:16
But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
- Matthew 25:34
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
- 1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,
8 which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
10 But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
11 For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God’s Spirit.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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