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Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

And when I came to you, brothers, I (A)did not come with superiority of word or of wisdom, proclaiming to you (B)the [a]witness of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except (C)Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. And I was with you in (D)weakness and in (E)fear and in much trembling, and my word and my preaching were (F)not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (G)the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in (H)the power of God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some early mss mystery

As for me, brothers, when I came to you, I did not come with superior speech or wisdom in order to proclaim to you the testimony[a] of God. For I had no intention of knowing anything among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. I came to you[b] in weakness, in fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not marked by persuasive words of human[c] wisdom, but by a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:1 A few witnesses to the text read mystery.
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:3 Or I was with you
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:4 A few witnesses to the text omit human.