1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Good News Translation

The Message about the Crucified Christ

2 When I came to you, my friends, to preach God's secret truth,^[a] I did not use big words and great learning. ² For while I was with you, I made up my mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially his death on the cross. ^3 (A)So when I came to you, I was weak and trembled all over with fear, ⁴ and my teaching and message were not delivered with skillful words of human wisdom, but with convincing proof of the power of God's Spirit. ⁵ Your faith, then, does not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.