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1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Lexham English Bible
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Lexham English Bible
Paul’s Approach to Ministry in Corinth
2 And I, when I[a] came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony[b] of God. 2 For I decided not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And I came to you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling, 4 and my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness[c] of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power, 5 in order that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts have “mystery”
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Some manuscripts have “with persuasive words”
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
New International Version
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
New International Version
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] 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.(B) 3 I came to you(C) in weakness(D) with great fear and trembling.(E) 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(F) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(G) 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(H)
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- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery
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