1 Corinthians 2:1
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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 1:17
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17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and (A)not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
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1 Corinthians 2:4
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4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (A)the Spirit and of power,
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1 Corinthians 2:13
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13 And we impart this (A)in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, (B)interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual truths in spiritual language, or comparing spiritual things with spiritual
1 John 5:11-13
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11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us (A)eternal life, and (B)this life is in his Son. 12 (C)Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
That You May Know
13 I write (D)these things to you who (E)believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
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2 Timothy 1:8
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8 Therefore (A)do not be ashamed of (B)the testimony about our Lord, nor of (C)me his prisoner, but (D)share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (A)their own appetites,[a] and (B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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- Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
Exodus 4:10
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10 But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but (A)I am slow of speech and of tongue.”
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Jeremiah 1:6-7
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6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, (A)I do not know how to speak, (B)for I am only a youth.” 7 But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;
for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,
and (C)whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Revelation 1:2
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2 (A)who bore witness to the word of God and to (B)the testimony of Jesus Christ, even (C)to all that he saw.
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1 John 4:14
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14 And (A)we have seen and testify that (B)the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of (C)the world.
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2 Corinthians 11:6
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6 (A)Even if I am unskilled in speaking, (B)I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way (C)we have made this plain to you in all things.
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1 Corinthians 1:6
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6 even as (A)the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—
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Acts 22:18
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18 and saw him saying to me, (A)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
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Acts 20:21
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21 (A)testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of (B)repentance toward God and of (C)faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.[a]
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- Acts 20:21 Some manuscripts omit Christ
Acts 18:1-4
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Paul in Corinth
18 After this Paul[a] left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named (A)Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife (B)Priscilla, because (C)Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3 and (D)because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. 4 And (E)he reasoned in the synagogue (F)every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.
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- Acts 18:1 Greek he
Isaiah 8:20
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20 (A)To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no (B)dawn.
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Revelation 19:10
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10 Then (A)I fell down at his feet to worship him, (B)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to (C)the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
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Revelation 1:9
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1 Timothy 1:11
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11 in accordance with (A)the gospel of the glory of (B)the blessed God (C)with which I have been entrusted.
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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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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