1 Corinthians 2:1
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Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit
2 And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I (A)did not come as someone superior in [a]speaking ability or [b]wisdom, as I proclaimed to you (B)the [c]testimony of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Lit speech
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or cleverness
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 One early ms mystery
1 Corinthians 2:4
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4 and my [a]message and my preaching were (A)not in persuasive words of [b]wisdom, but in demonstration of (B)the Spirit and of power,
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- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Lit word
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 Or cleverness
1 Corinthians 2:13
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13 We also speak these things, (A)not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, [a]combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual things for spiritual people
2 Corinthians 10:10
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10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his [a]personal presence is (A)unimpressive and (B)his speech contemptible.”
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- 2 Corinthians 10:10 Lit bodily presence is weak
2 Corinthians 11:6
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6 But even if I am (A)unskilled in speech, yet I am not so in (B)knowledge; in fact, in every way we have (C)made this evident to you in all things.
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