1 Corinthians 29

1 Corinthians 2:9 is a verse from the New Testament of the Christian Bible, specifically from the First Epistle to the Corinthians, written by the Apostle Paul. The verse reads: "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" (KJV). This passage is often interpreted as a reference to the spiritual blessings and divine mysteries that are beyond human comprehension and can only be fully understood through divine revelation. The phrase "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard" is reminiscent of Isaiah 64:4 (Isaiah 65:17 in some translations), which Paul may be quoting or alluding to. The Hebrew translation of this verse is complex due to the theological and linguistic nuances, but a rough translation might be: "אֲבָל כְּכָתוּב, עַיִן לֹא רָאֲתָה וְאֶזְנַיִם לֹא שָׁמְעוּ, וְלֵב אָדָם לֹא עָלָה, אֶת אֲשֶׁר הֵכִין הָאֱלֹהִים לְאֹהֲבָיו" (transliteration: "Avál k'kathúv, áyin lo ra'atá v'oznaím lo shamaú, v'lev adam lo alá, et asher hekhín ha'elohím l'ohaváv"). In Greek, the original language of the New Testament, the verse is: "ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, ὅσα οὐκ ἔβλεψεν ὀφθαλμὸς οὐδὲ ἤκουσα ὠτὸν οὐδὲ ἀνέβη ἐπὶ καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου, ἃ ἡτοίμασεν ὁ θεὸς τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν." (transliteration: "Allà kathòs gégraphtai, hósa ouk éblepsen ophthalmòs oudè ēkousen ōtòn oudè anebè epì kardían anthrópou, hà hetoímasen ho theòs toîs agapôsin autón"). The verse emphasizes the transcendence of God's plans and the necessity of divine revelation for understanding them, a theme central to Paul's teachings on spiritual wisdom and knowledge.