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1 Corinthians 2:1
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 2:1
New King James Version
Christ Crucified
2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the [a]testimony of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:1 NU mystery
1 Corinthians 2:1
King James Version
1 Corinthians 2:1
King James Version
2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
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1 Corinthians 2:1
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 2:1
English Standard Version
Proclaiming Christ Crucified
2 And I, when I came to you, brothers,[a] (A)did not come proclaiming to you (B)the testimony[b] of God with lofty speech or wisdom.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts mystery (or secret)
1 Corinthians 2:1
New International Version
1 Corinthians 2:1
New International Version
2 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom(A) as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery
1 Corinthians 2:1
New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 2:1
New American Standard Bible
Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit
2 And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I (A)did not come as someone superior in [a]speaking ability or [b]wisdom, as I proclaimed to you (B)the [c]testimony of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Lit speech
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 One early ms mystery
2 Corinthians 10:10
New King James Version
2 Corinthians 10:10
New King James Version
10 “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but (A)his bodily presence is weak, and his (B)speech contemptible.”
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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2 Corinthians 10:10
King James Version
10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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2 Corinthians 10:10
English Standard Version
10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but (A)his bodily presence is weak, and (B)his speech of no account.”
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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2 Corinthians 10:10
New International Version
10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(A) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(B)
2 Corinthians 10:10
New American Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 10:10
New American Standard Bible
10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his [a]personal presence is (A)unimpressive and (B)his speech contemptible.”
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- 2 Corinthians 10:10 Lit bodily presence is weak
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