Verse 3
1 Corinthians 2:3
New Living Translation
3
I came to you in weakness — timid and trembling.
Original Language Text
greek
κἀγὼ ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ καὶ ἐν φόβῳ καὶ ἐν τρόμῳ πολλῷ ἐγενόμην πρὸς ὑμᾶς,
English Translation
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
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When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom...
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For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Yashua (Jesus) Christ, the...
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I came to you in weakness — timid and trembling.
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And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I...
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I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God (Elohim).
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No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God (Elohim) — his plan that was previously hidden, eve...
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But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our...
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9
That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard,<br>and no mind h...
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10
But it was to us that God (Elohim) revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out...
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No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God (Elohim...
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