17 (A)For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, (B)not with [a]cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made of no effect.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:17 I.e., persuasive rhetoric

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

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. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Lit speech
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or cleverness
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:1 One early ms mystery

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. 1 Corinthians 2:4 Lit word
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:4 Or cleverness

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