1 Corinthians 2:4

Paul's Approach To Ministry In Corinth

³ And I, in weakness, and in fear, and in much tremor, was with you. ⁴ And my word and my proclaiming not in persuasible words of man's wisdom, but in manifestation of the Spirit and of power ⁵ That your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

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Manifestation of the Spirit

Persuasive Words

Power of God

Power of the Spirit

Spiritual Gifts

By The Spirit

Enticing Words

Plausible Words

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Romans 15:19

By power of signs and wonders, by power of the Spirit of God, so that I from Jerusalem, and round about even to Illyricum, have completed the good news of Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:20

For the kingdom of God not in word, but in power.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to announce good news: not in wisdom of word, lest the cross of Christ be made void.

1 Corinthians 2:1

And I having come to you, brethren, came not with eminence of word or of wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

1 Corinthians 2:13

Which also we speak, not in words taught of man's wisdom, but in them taught of the Holy Spirit; examining spiritual things by spiritual.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

For our good news was not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much complete certainty; as we know what we were among you for your sake.

2 Peter 1:16

For not having followed ingeniously contrived fictions, we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having been spectators of his majesty.

Judges 14:15

And it will be in the seventh day, and they will say to Samson's wife, Persuade thy man and he shall announce to us the enigma, lest we shall burn thee and thy father's house with fire: did ye not call to us to possess us?

Judges 16:5

And the princes of Philisteim will come up and will say to her, Persuade him, and see in what is his great strength, and in what we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him: and we give to thee each a thousand and a hundred of silver.

2 Samuel 14:17-20

And thy servant will say, Now will the word of my lord the king be for a sacrifice, for as a messenger of God, so my lord the king to hear the good and the evil: and Jehovah thy God will be with thee.

2 Samuel 15:2-6

And Absalom rose early and stood by the hand of the way of the gate: and it will be every man which shall be to him strife coming to the king for judgment, and Absalom will call to him and say, Where, from what city thou? And he will say, of one of the tribes of Israel is thy servant

1 Kings 22:13-14

And the messenger who went to call Micaiah, spake to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets of one mouth good to the king: will thy words now be according to the word of one of them, and speak thou good?

2 Chronicles 18:19-21

And Jehovah will say, Who will persuade Ahab king of Israel, and he shall go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? And this will say, saying, according to this, and this, saying according to this

Proverbs 7:21

With much of her talking she caused him to turn aside; with the smoothness of her lips she will thrust him away.

Proverbs 20:19

He revealing a secret going about tale-bearing: and thou shalt not intermingle with him embracing his lips.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I heard the slander of many, terror from round about Announce ye, and we will announce. Every man of my peace watching my halting: perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance of him.

Ezekiel 13:6

They saw vanity and a divination of falsehood, saying, says Jehovah: and Jehovah sent them not: and they waited to raise up the word.

Ezekiel 13:10-11

Because, and because they led my people astray, saying, Peace; and no peace; and he built a wall and they plastering it with plaster:

John 16:8-15

And having come, he will convict the world of sin, and of justice, and of judgment:

Acts 20:27

For I concealed not to announce to you all the counsel of God.

Acts 26:28

And Agrippa said to Paul, In a little thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

Romans 16:18

For such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by specious language and praise completely deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Galatians 1:10

For now do I persuade men, or God? or seek I to please men? for if I had yet pleased men, I should not have been the servant of Christ.

Colossians 2:4

And this I say, lest any mislead you with persuasive arguments.

1 Peter 1:12

To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were serving these things, which now have been again proclaimed to you by them having announced the good news in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; into which angels eagerly desire to stoop and creep.

2 Peter 2:18

For speaking excessive things of vanity, they decoy with the eager desires of the flesh, for licentiousness, them having truly escaped from those turned back in error.