1 Corinthians 2:3-5

King James Version

³And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

⁴And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

⁵That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

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1 Corinthians 2:3-5

New International Version

³I came to you^(A) in weakness^(B) with great fear and trembling.^(C) ⁴My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,^(D) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,^(E) ⁵so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.^(F)

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1 Corinthians 2:3-5

New King James Version

³^(A)I was with you ^(B)in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. ⁴And my speech and my preaching ^(C)were not with persuasive words of ^[a]human wisdom, ^(D)but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, ⁵that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the ^(E)power of God.

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 2:4 NU omits human

1 Corinthians 2:3-5

English Standard Version

³And ^(A)I was with you ^(B)in weakness and in fear and much trembling, ⁴and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of ^(C)the Spirit and of power, ⁵so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men^[a] but ^(D)in the power of God.