1 Corinthians 2:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

Friends, when I came and told you the mystery that God had shared with us, I didn't use big words or try to sound wise.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:17

Christ did not send me to baptize. He sent me to tell the good news without using words that sound wise and would make the cross of Christ lose its power.

1 Corinthians 2:13

Every word we speak was taught to us by God's Spirit, not by human wisdom. And this same Spirit helps us teach spiritual things to spiritual people.

1 Corinthians 2:4

When I talked with you or preached, I didn't try to prove anything by sounding wise. I simply let God's Spirit show his power.

2 Timothy 1:8

Don't be ashamed to speak for our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, just because I am in jail for serving him. Use the power that comes from God and join with me in suffering for telling the good news.

Romans 16:18

They want to serve themselves and not Christ the Lord. Their flattery and fancy talk fool people who don't know any better.

Exodus 4:10

Moses replied, “I have never been a good speaker. I wasn't one before you spoke to me, and I'm not one now. I am slow at speaking, and I can never think of what to say.”

2 Corinthians 11:6

I may not speak as well as they do, but I know as much. And this has already been made perfectly clear to you.

Revelation 1:2

And John told everything he had seen about God's message and about what Jesus Christ had said and done.

1 John 4:14

God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. We saw his Son and are now telling others about him.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

This will happen on the day when the Lord returns to be praised and honored by all who have faith in him and belong to him. This includes you, because you believed what we said.

1 Corinthians 1:6

Now you are certain that everything we told you about our Lord Christ Jesus is true.

Acts 22:18

of the Lord who said to me, “Hurry and leave Jerusalem! The people won't listen to what you say about me.”

Acts 20:21

I told Jews and Gentiles to turn to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

Isaiah 8:20

what it should do.” None of those who talk like that will live to see the light of day!

Revelation 19:10

I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the angel said, “Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by the power of the Spirit.”

Revelation 1:9

I am John, a follower together with all of you. We suffer because Jesus is our king, but he gives us the strength to endure. I was sent to Patmos Island, because I had preached God's message and had told about Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:11

of the good news the glorious and wonderful God has given me.

2 Corinthians 10:10

Some of you are saying, “Paul's letters are harsh and powerful. But in person, he is a weakling and has nothing worth saying.”

Romans 16:25

Praise God! He can make you strong by means of my good news, which is the message about Jesus Christ. For ages and ages this message was kept secret,

1 Corinthians 2:7

We speak of God's hidden and mysterious wisdom that God decided to use for our glory long before the world began.