1 Corinthians 2:4-5

New King James Version

⁴And my speech and my preaching ^(A)were not with persuasive words of ^[a]human wisdom, ^(B)but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, ⁵that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the ^(C)power of God.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 2:4 NU omits human

1 Corinthians 2:4-5

New American Standard Bible

⁴and 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, ⁵so that your faith would not ^[c]rest on the ^[d]wisdom of mankind, but on ^(C)the power of God.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 2:4 Lit word
1 Corinthians 2:4 Or cleverness
1 Corinthians 2:5 Lit be
1 Corinthians 2:5 Or cleverness

1 Corinthians 2:4-5

Amplified Bible

⁴And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them], ⁵so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom and rhetoric of men, but on the power of God.

Read full chapter

1 Corinthians 2:4-5

New International Version

⁴My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,^(A) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,^(B) ⁵so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.^(C)

Read full chapter