1 Corinthians 1:17
New American Standard Bible
17 (A)For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, (B)not with [a]cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made of no effect.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:17 I.e., persuasive rhetoric
1 Corinthians 1:17
New International Version
17 For Christ did not send me to baptize,(A) but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom(B) and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
1 Corinthians 2:4
New American Standard Bible
4 and my [a]message and my preaching were (A)not in persuasive words of [b]wisdom, but in demonstration of (B)the Spirit and of power,
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- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Lit word
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Or cleverness
1 Corinthians 2:4
New International Version
4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(A) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(B)
1 Corinthians 2:13
New American Standard Bible
13 We also speak these things, (A)not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, [a]combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual things for spiritual people
1 Corinthians 2:13
New International Version
13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom(A) but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual
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