And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery

Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

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who gave himself as a ransom(A) for all people. This has now been witnessed to(B) at the proper time.(C)

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Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

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So do not be ashamed(A) of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner.(B) Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel,(C) by the power of God.

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