1 Corinthians 2:4

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

1 Corinthians 2:4 — American Standard Version

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Context — 1 Corinthians 2

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

2For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:

7but we speak God`s wisdom in a mystery, [even] the [wisdom] that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

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