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1 Corinthians 2:4 — Meaning and Application
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" And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: "
1 Corinthians 2:4
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For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
That your faith should ➔ not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
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1 Corinthians 2:1
"And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God."
1 Corinthians 2:2
"For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."
1 Corinthians 2:3
"And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling."
1 Corinthians 2:5
"That your faith should ➔ not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
1 Corinthians 2:6
"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:"
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