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 Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.

With

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

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News -- not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn't be made void.

Moses said to Yahweh, "O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."

Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child."

For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised."

But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.

The testimony

even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

Turn to the law and to the testimony! If they don't speak 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.

and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'

when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.

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

Therefore don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.

The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

who testified to God's word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, "Look! Don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy."