Bible verses about "gnosticism" | YLT

⁷ but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a secret, that God foreordained before the ages to our glory,

²² Who is the liar, except he who is denying that Jesus is the Christ? this one is the antichrist who is denying the Father and the Son;

³ and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.

² in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is, ³ and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.

² in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,

¹⁸ for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us—those being saved—it is the power of God, ¹⁹ for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;' <sup>20</sup> where is the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world? <sup>21</sup> for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing. <sup>22</sup> Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom, <sup>23</sup> also we—we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness, <sup>24</sup> and to those called—both Jews and Greeks—Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God, <sup>25</sup> because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men; <sup>26</sup> for see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; <sup>27</sup> but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong; <sup>28</sup> and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless— <sup>29</sup> that no flesh may glory before Him; <sup>30</sup> and of Him ye—ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption, <sup>31</sup> that, according as it hath been written, `He who is glorying—in the Lord let him glory.'

¹⁶ every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness,

⁸ See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

²⁰ O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge, ²¹ which certain professing—concerning the faith did swerve; the grace is with you. Amen.