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 this he left Athens and went to Corinth.

With

and my teaching and message were not put in plausible, philosophical language, but they were attended with convincing spiritual power,

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news??ut not with fine language, or the cross of Christ might seem an empty thing.

Such men are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own base passions, and with their plausible and flattering talk they deceive simple-minded people.

For they say, "His letters are impressive and telling, but his personal appearance is insignificant and as a speaker he amounts to nothing."

Even if I have no particular gifts in speaking, I am not wanting in knowledge. Why, I have always made that perfectly clear in my dealings with you.

The testimony

So your experience has confirmed the testimony that I bore to Christ,

but earnestly urged Greeks as well as Jews to turn to God in repentance and to believe in our Lord Jesus.

and saw him saying to me, 'Make haste and leave Jerusalem at once, for they will not accept your evidence about me.'

when on that Day he comes to be honored in his people, and wondered at in all who believe in him??ecause our testimony has been confirmed in you.

as set forth in the glorious good news of the blessed God with which I have been intrusted.

So you must not be ashamed to testify to our Lord, nor be ashamed of me who am in prison for his sake, but join with me in suffering for the good news, through the power of God.

We have seen and can testify that the Father has sent the Son to be Savior of the world.

And that testimony is that God has given us eternal life, and that this life is found in his Son.

who testifies to what he saw??o the message of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who have accepted the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is what inspires prophecy."