Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

1 And when I came to you, brethren, I (A)did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you (B)the (a)testimony of God. 2 For I determined to know nothing among you except (C)Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 3 I was with you in (D)weakness and in (E)fear and in much trembling, 4 and my (b)message and my preaching were (F)not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (G)the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not (c)rest on the wisdom of men, but on (H)the power of God.

Footnotes:

a. 1 Corinthians 2:1: ['One early ms reads ', mystery]
b. 1 Corinthians 2:4: ['Lit ', word]
c. 1 Corinthians 2:5: ['Lit ', be]