1 Corinthians 2:1

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Summary

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

When

Acts 18:1

With

2 Corinthians 11:6

The testimony

Bible References

When

After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.

With

And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.

For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

But though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge; nay, in every way have we made this manifest unto you in all things.

The testimony

even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.

when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.

according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;

And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.