1 Corinthians 2:1-5

New American Standard Bible 1995

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

2 And when I came to you, brethren, I ^(A)did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you ^(B)the ^[a]testimony of God. ² For I determined to know nothing among you except ^(C)Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. ³ I was with you in ^(D)weakness and in ^(E)fear and in much trembling, ⁴ and my ^[b]message and my preaching were ^(F)not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of ^(G)the Spirit and of power, ⁵ so that your faith would not ^[c]rest on the wisdom of men, but on ^(H)the power of God.