1 Corinthians 2:1 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹ When I came to you, brothers, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ AS FOR myself, brethren, when I came to you, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony and evidence or mystery and secret of God [concerning what He has done through Christ for the salvation of men] in lofty words of eloquence or human philosophy and wisdom;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

Common English Bible

¹ When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I didn’t come preaching God’s secrets to you like I was an expert in speech or wisdom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And so, brothers, when I came to you, announcing to you the testimony of Christ, I did not bring exalted words or lofty wisdom.

1 Corinthians 2:1 Tagairtí Cros

Acts 20:21

testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 22:18

and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not accept yoʋr testimony about me.’

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. By smooth talk and fine speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, and not with cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be deprived of its power.

1 Corinthians 1:6

just as the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you,

1 Corinthians 2:13

We speak about this, not with words taught by human wisdom but with words taught by the Holy Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to spiritual people.

1 Corinthians 2:4

And my word and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

1 Corinthians 2:7

On the contrary, we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery, which God foreordained for our glory before time began.

2 Corinthians 10:10

For, “His letters,” they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech amounts to nothing.”

2 Corinthians 11:6

I may be untrained in speech, but I do not lack knowledge; indeed, in every way we have been made known to you in everything.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

on that day when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be marveled at by all who have believed, including you, because you have believed our testimony.

1 Timothy 1:11

that conforms to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.

2 Timothy 1:8

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel as you rely on the power of God.

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

Revelation 1:2

who testified to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Christ Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 19:10

Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant of yoʋrs, and of yoʋr brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.