Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And I, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.
New American Standard Bible
And when I came to you, brethren, I
King James Version
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
Holman Bible
When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony
International Standard Version
When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come and tell you about God's secret with rhetorical language or wisdom.
A Conservative Version
And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not in eminence of speech or of wisdom proclaiming the testimony of God to you.
American Standard Version
And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
Amplified
And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming to you the
An Understandable Version
And when I came to you, brothers, it was not with eloquent words or [superior] wisdom that I proclaimed to you the testimony [or, mystery] about God.
Anderson New Testament
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.
Bible in Basic English
And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.
Common New Testament
When I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
As for me, my brethren, when I appear'd among you, it was not to represent to you the divine mystery in sublime language, and with human literature.
Godbey New Testament
And I, brethren, having come unto you, came not in the excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming unto you the testimony of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
So when I came to you, brothers, I did not come and tell you the secret purpose of God in superior, philosophical language,
John Wesley New Testament
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And I having come to you, brethren, came not with eminence of word or of wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.
King James 2000
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I, [when I] came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
Modern King James verseion
And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in gloriousness of words or of wisdom, showing unto you the testimony of God.
Moffatt New Testament
Thus when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come to proclaim to you God's secret purpose with any elaborate words or wisdom.
Montgomery New Testament
And when I came to you, brothers, I came not to proclaim God's great secret purpose in fine language of philosophy;
NET Bible
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.
New Heart English Bible
When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with superiority of speech or wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God.
Noyes New Testament
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech, or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.
Sawyer New Testament
And when I came to you, brothers, I came not with excellency of speech, or wisdom, declaring to you the mystery of God.
The Emphasized Bible
I, therefore, brethren, when I came unto you, came, not with excellency of discourse or wisdom, declaring unto you the mystery of God;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
AND I, when I came to you, brethren, came not with superior excellence of discourse or wisdom, preaching unto you the gospel of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For my own part, Brothers, when I came to you, it was with no display of eloquence or philosophy that I came to tell the hidden purpose of God;
Webster
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech, or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.
Weymouth New Testament
And as for myself, brethren, when I came to you, it was not with surpassing power of eloquence or earthly wisdom that I came, announcing to you that which God had commanded me to bear witness to.
Williams New Testament
Now when I came to you, brothers, I did not come and tell you God's uncovered secret in rhetorical language or human philosophy,
World English Bible
When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
Worrell New Testament
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God;
Worsley New Testament
And I, when I came among you, brethren, came not with excellency of language, or of human wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God:
Youngs Literal Translation
And I, having come unto you, brethren, came -- not in superiority of discourse or wisdom -- declaring to you the testimony of God,
Themes
Ministers » Should preach » Not with enticing words of man's wisdom
Philosophy » Employment of, was not paul's method of preaching the gospel
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 2:1
Devotionals containing 1 Corinthians 2:1
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 2:1
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Approach To Ministry In Corinth
1 And I, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God. 2 For I did not judge it well to know anything among you save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.
1 Corinthians 2:4
and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
1 Corinthians 2:13
which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual means.
Exodus 4:10
And Moses said to Jehovah, Ah Lord! I am not eloquent, neither heretofore nor since thou hast spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.
Jeremiah 1:6-7
And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak.
Acts 18:1-4
And after these things, having left Athens, he came to Corinth;
Acts 20:21
testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 22:18
and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
Romans 16:18
For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
1 Corinthians 1:6
(according as the testimony of the Christ has been confirmed in you,)
2 Corinthians 10:10
because his letters, he says, are weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.
2 Corinthians 11:6
But if I am a simple person in speech, yet not in knowledge, but in everything making the truth manifest in all things to you.
2 Thessalonians 1:10
when he shall have come to be glorified in his saints, and wondered at in all that have believed, (for our testimony to you has been believed,) in that day.
1 Timothy 1:11
according to the glad tidings of the glory of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
2 Timothy 1:8
Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;
1 John 4:14
And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son as Saviour of the world.
1 John 5:11-13
And this is the witness, that God has given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.
Revelation 1:2
who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.
Revelation 1:9
I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 19:10
And I fell before his feet to do him homage. And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Do homage to God. For the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus.