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1 Corinthians 2:4

The Holy SpiritGod's power and sovereigntyWitness and mission

2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.

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.

6 Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

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BSB
My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
KJV
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
WEB
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
ASV
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
DARBY
and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of [the] Spirit and of power;
BLB
And my speech and my preaching [were] not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
ÅB
og min tale og min forkynnelse var ikke med visdoms overtalende ord, men med Ånds og krafts bevis,
OTB
Og mitt budskap og min forkynnelse var ikke med overtalende visdomsord, men med en demonstrasjon av Ånden og av kraft,
B1930
og min tale og min forkynnelse var ikke med visdoms overtalende ord, men med Ånds og krafts bevis,

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 4:20

    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 1:5

    because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:17

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

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:1

    When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

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  • Romans 15:19

    by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

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  • 2 Peter 1:16

    For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:13

    And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

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  • Colossians 2:4

    I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

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