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 Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

With

My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel -- and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.

Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not an eloquent man, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."

I answered, "Oh, Lord God, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young."

For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.

because some say, "His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account."

And even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.

The testimony

just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you --

Then you must recall the Lord's instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

and saw the Lord saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed -- and you did in fact believe our testimony.

This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God's power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.

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

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

who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about Jesus Christ.

So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said, "Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."