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1 Corinthians 2:1
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Christ Crucified

1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the1 testimony of God.  
2 For I determined not to know anything among you aexcept Jesus Christ and Him crucified.  
3 aI was with you bin weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.  
4 And my speech and my preaching awere not with persuasive words of1 human wisdom, bbut in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,  
5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the apower of God.  

Spiritual Wisdom

6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God1 ordained before the ages for our glory,  
8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for ahad they known, they would not have bcrucified the Lord of glory.  
Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 2:1

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

Amplified® Bible
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;

Contemporary English Version
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.

Darby English Version
And *I*, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

Good News Bible
When I came to you, my friends, to preach God's secret truth, I did not use big words and great learning.

International Standard Version
When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come and tell you about God's secret with rhetorical language or wisdom.

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

New American Standard Bible
And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

New International Version
When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

New King James Version
And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

Young's Literal Translation
And I, having come unto you, brethren, came -- not in superiority of discourse or wisdom -- declaring to you the testimony of God,


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