A God-fearing woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.
1 Corinthians 2:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God. American Standard Version (1901) that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. Common English Bible I did this so that your faith might not depend on the wisdom of people but on the power of God. Catholic Public Domain Version so that your faith would not be based on the wisdom of men, but on the virtue of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. |
A God-fearing woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.
For Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach the gospel #– #not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.
But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.
Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us.
by the word of truth, , by the power of God; through weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,