1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Christian Standard Bible
Paul’s Proclamation
2 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery[a] of God to you, I did not come with brilliance(A) of speech(B) or wisdom. 2 I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.(C) 3 I came to you in weakness,(D) in fear,(E) and in much trembling.(F) 4 My speech(G) and my preaching were not with persuasive(H) words of wisdom[b] but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.(I)
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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”
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