1 Corinthians 2:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ My speech and my proclamation were made not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And my language and my message were not set forth in persuasive (enticing and plausible) words of wisdom, but they were in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit and power [a proof by the Spirit and power of God, operating on me and stirring in the minds of my hearers the most holy emotions and thus persuading them],

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

Common English Bible

⁴ My message and my preaching weren’t presented with convincing wise words but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And my words and preaching were not the persuasive words of human wisdom, but were a manifestation of the Spirit and of virtue,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And my speech and my preaching was not in the persuasive words of human wisdom, but in shewing of the Spirit and power;

1 Corinthians 2:4 Cross References

Proverbs 20:19

A gossip reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a babbler.

Proverbs 7:21

With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I hear many whispering: “Terror is all around! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” All my close friends are watching for me to stumble. “Perhaps he can be enticed, and we can prevail against him and take our revenge on him.”

Ezekiel 13:6

They have envisioned falsehood and lying divination; they say, “Says the Lord,” when the Lord has not sent them, and yet they wait for the fulfillment of their word!

Acts 20:27

for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.

Acts 26:28

Agrippa said to Paul, “Are you so quickly persuading me to become a Christian?”

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:19

by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit, so that from Jerusalem and as far around as Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel—and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power.

1 Corinthians 2:1

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the testimony of God to you with superior speech or wisdom.

1 Corinthians 2:13

And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual.

1 Corinthians 4:20

For the kingdom of God depends not on talk but on power.

2 Corinthians 6:6

in purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love,

Galatians 1:10

Am I now seeking human approval or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Colossians 2:4

I am saying this so that no one may deceive you with plausible arguments.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake.

1 Peter 1:12

It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look!

2 Peter 1:16

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.

2 Peter 2:18

For they speak bombastic nonsense, and with debased desires of the flesh they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.

Judges 14:15

On the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Coax your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?”

Judges 16:5

The lords of the Philistines came to her and said to her, “Coax him, and find out what makes his strength so great and how we may overpower him, so that we may bind him in order to subdue him, and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”