1 Corinthians 2:2-5
English Standard Version
2 For I decided to know nothing among you except (A)Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And (B)I was with you (C)in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (D)the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men[a] but (E)in the power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:5 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
1 Corinthians 2:2-5
New International Version
2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.(A) 3 I came to you(B) in weakness(C) with great fear and trembling.(D) 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(E) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(F) 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(G)
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