Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
what I said, what I preached, did not rest on the plausible arguments of 'wisdom' but on the proof supplied by the Spirit and its power,
New American Standard Bible
and my
King James Version
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
Holman Bible
My speech
International Standard Version
My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever, wise words, but by a display of the Spirit's power,
A Conservative Version
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of spirit and of power,
American Standard Version
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
Amplified
And 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],
An Understandable Version
And I did not use persuasive words of [human] wisdom in my message and preaching, but they were [accompanied by] a demonstration of the Holy Spirit and power [from God]. [Note: This "demonstration" could have included the evidence of miraculous spiritual gifts which Paul utilized while there in Corinth. See 14:18].
Anderson New Testament
and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Bible in Basic English
And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:
Common New Testament
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Daniel Mace New Testament
my discourse, and my preaching did not consist in the persuasive reasonings of human wisdom, but in demonstrating the spiritual meaning of the scriptures:
Darby Translation
and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
Godbey New Testament
And my speech and my preaching were not in the persuasive words of wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and the power:
Goodspeed New Testament
and my teaching and message were not put in plausible, philosophical language, but they were attended with convincing spiritual power,
John Wesley New Testament
And my speech and my preaching was not with the persuasive words of human wisdom, but with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power.
Julia Smith Translation
And my word and my proclaiming not in persuasible words of man's wisdom, but in manifestation of the Spirit and of power
King James 2000
And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and my speech and my preaching [were] not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,
Modern King James verseion
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And my words, and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom: but in showing of the spirit and of power,
Montgomery New Testament
My message and my preaching were not in the persuasive language of philosophy, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
NET Bible
My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
New Heart English Bible
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Noyes New Testament
and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power;
Sawyer New Testament
and my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the spirit and power,
The Emphasized Bible
And, my discourse, and what I proclaimed, were not in suasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of Spirit and power:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And my conversation and my preaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with demonstration of the Spirit, and of power:
Twentieth Century New Testament
My Message and my Proclamation were not delivered in the persuasive language of philosophy, but were accompanied by the manifestation of spiritual power,
Webster
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power:
Weymouth New Testament
And my language and the Message that I proclaimed were not adorned with persuasive words of earthly wisdom, but depended upon truths which the Spirit taught and mightily carried home;
Williams New Testament
and my language and the message I preached were not adorned with pleasing words of worldly wisdom, but they were attended with proof and power given by the Spirit,
World English Bible
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Worrell New Testament
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
Worsley New Testament
And my discourse, and my preaching was not with the persuasive words of human wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
Youngs Literal Translation
and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power --
Themes
Faith/faithfulness » What your faith should not stand in
Faith/faithfulness » What your faith should stand in
Holy spirit » Power of » Fills life with healing influences
Ministers » Should preach » Not with enticing words of man's wisdom
Philosophy » Employment of, was not paul's method of preaching the gospel
Power » Spiritual, general references to » Fills life with healing influences
Power » Of the holy spirit » Exemplified in » Making the gospel effective
Power, Of The Holy Spirit » Exhibited in » Making the gospel efficacious
Reasoning » The gospel cannot be explained by
Spiritual » Power » Fills life with healing influences
Witness of the holy ghost » The faithful preaching of the apostles accompanied by
Interlinear
Mou
μοῦ
Mou
Usage: 313
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 2:4
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 2:4
Images 1 Corinthians 2:4
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Approach To Ministry In Corinth
3 It was in weakness and fear and with great trembling that I visited you; 4 what I said, what I preached, did not rest on the plausible arguments of 'wisdom' but on the proof supplied by the Spirit and its power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on any human 'wisdom' but on the power of God.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 15:19
by the force of miracles and marvels, by the power of the Spirit of God. Thus from Jerusalem right round to Illyricum, I have been able to complete the preaching of the gospel of Christ ??20 my ambition always being to preach it only in places where there had been no mention of Christ's name, that I might not build on foundations laid by others,
1 Corinthians 4:20
For God's Reign does not show itself in talk but in power.
1 Corinthians 1:17
Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel. And to preach it with no fine rhetoric, lest the cross of Christ should lose its power!
1 Corinthians 2:1
Thus when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come to proclaim to you God's secret purpose with any elaborate words or wisdom.
1 Corinthians 2:13
And this is what we discuss, using language taught by no human wisdom but by the Spirit. We interpret what is spiritual in spiritual language.
1 Thessalonians 1:5
for our gospel came to you not with mere words but also with power and with the holy Spirit, with ample conviction on our part (you know what we were to you, for your own good),
2 Peter 1:16
For it was no fabricated fables that we followed when we reported to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ; we were admitted to the spectacle of his sovereignty,
John 16:8-15
And when he comes, he will convict the world, convincing men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:
Acts 20:27
I never shrank from letting you know the entire purpose of God.
Acts 26:28
"At this rate," Agrippa remarked, "it won't be long before you believe you have made a Christian of me!"
Romans 16:18
Such creatures are no servants of Christ our Lord, they are slaves of their own base desires; with their plausible and pious talk they beguile the hearts of unsuspecting people. But surely not of you!
Galatians 1:10
Now is that 'appealing to the interests of men' or of God? Trying to 'satisfy men'? Why, if I still tried to give satisfaction to human masters, I would be no servant of Christ.
Colossians 2:4
I say this to prevent you from being deluded by plausible arguments from anybody;
1 Peter 1:12
to them it was revealed that they got this intelligence not for themselves but for you, regarding all that has now been disclosed to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven. The very angels long to get a glimpse of this!
2 Peter 2:18
By talking arrogant futilities they beguile with the sensual lure of fleshly passion those who are just escaping from the company of misconduct ??19 promising them freedom, when they are themselves enslaved to corruption (for a man is the slave of whatever overpowers him).