1 Corinthians 2:3
1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
4 My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
5 so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
- KJV
- And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
- WEB
- I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
- ASV
- And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
- DARBY
- And *I* was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling;
- BLB
- And I was with you⁺ in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.
- ÅB
- Og jeg var hos dere i skrøpelighet og i frykt og i mye beven,
- OTB
- Jeg var også hos dere i svakhet, og frykt, og i mye skjelving,
- B1930
- Og jeg var hos eder i skrøpelighet og i frykt og i megen beven,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 13:4
For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:10–13
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:5–10
I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
Read in context2 Corinthians 13:9
In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
Read in contextGalatians 4:13–14
You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:7–12
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
Read in context2 Corinthians 10:10
For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
Read in context