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1 Corinthians 1:17
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1 Corinthians 1:17
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17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel—and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power.(A)
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1 Corinthians 1:17
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1 Corinthians 1:17
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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 2:1
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1 Corinthians 2:1
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Proclaiming Christ Crucified
2 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the testimony[a] of God to you with superior speech or wisdom.(A)
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- 2.1 Other ancient authorities read mystery
1 Corinthians 2:1
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1 Corinthians 2:1
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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 2:13
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1 Corinthians 2:13
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13 And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual.[a](A)
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- 2.13 Or interpreting spiritual things spiritually or comparing spiritual things with spiritual
1 Corinthians 2:13
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1 Corinthians 2:13
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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
2 Peter 1:16
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2 Peter 1:16
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Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Glory
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.(A)
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2 Peter 1:16
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2 Peter 1:16
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16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(A) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(B)
2 Corinthians 11:6
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2 Corinthians 11:6
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6 Even if I am untrained in speech, I certainly am not with respect to knowledge; certainly in every way and in all things we have made this evident to you.(A)
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2 Corinthians 11:6
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2 Corinthians 11:6
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6 I may indeed be untrained as a speaker,(A) but I do have knowledge.(B) We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
2 Corinthians 10:10
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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10 For someone says,[a] “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.”(A)
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- 10.10 Other ancient authorities read they say
2 Corinthians 10:10
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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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 4:2
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2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(A) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(B) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(C) in the sight of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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4 My speech and my proclamation were made not with persuasive words of wisdom[a] but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,(A) 5 so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.
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- 2.4 Other ancient authorities read the persuasiveness of wisdom
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(A) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(B) 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(C)
John 4:2
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John 4:2
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2 (although it was not Jesus himself but his disciples who baptized),
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John 4:2
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John 4:2
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2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.
2 Corinthians 10:3-4
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2 Corinthians 10:3-4
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3 Indeed, we live as humans[a] but do not wage war according to human standards,[b] 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human,[c] but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments(A)
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2 Corinthians 10:3-4
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2 Corinthians 10:3-4
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3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(A) 4 The weapons we fight with(B) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(C) to demolish strongholds.(D)
Acts 26:17-18
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Acts 26:17-18
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17 I will rescue you from your people and from the gentiles—to whom I am sending you(A) 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(B)
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Acts 26:17-18
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Acts 26:17-18
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17 I will rescue you(A) from your own people and from the Gentiles.(B) I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes(C) and turn them from darkness to light,(D) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(E) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(F)
Acts 10:48
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Acts 10:48
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48 So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days.(A)
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Acts 10:48
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Acts 10:48
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48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.(A) Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.
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