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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. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts have “mystery”
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:4 Some manuscripts have “with persuasive words”
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