But Moses said to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been a skilled speaker. Even now, after talking to you, I cannot speak well. I speak slowly and can’t find the best words.”
“You really think you are the only wise people and that when you die, wisdom will die with you!
But Moses said to God, “I am not a great man! How can I go to the king and lead the Israelites out of Egypt?”
Then Moses answered, “What if the people of Israel do not believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”
But Moses answered, “The Israelites will not listen to me, so surely the king will not listen to me either. I am not a good speaker.”
But Moses answered, “I am not a good speaker. The king will not listen to me.”
Then I said, “But Lord God, I don’t know how to speak. I am only a boy.”
I brought you from the land of Egypt and freed you from slavery; I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to you.
The Egyptians taught Moses everything they knew, and he was a powerful man in what he said and did.
Some people say, “Paul’s letters are powerful and sound important, but when he is with us, he is weak. And his speaking is nothing.”
I may not be a trained speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have shown this to you clearly in every way.