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1 Corinthians 2:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. "

1 Corinthians 2:5

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3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

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

5 that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.

7 But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,

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1 Corinthians 2:1

"When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God."

1 Corinthians 2:2

"For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified."

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

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