For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power.

For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.

When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,

And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.

Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.