Verse 1

1 Corinthians 2:1

World English Bible

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 (Elohim).
Original Language Text
greek
Κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθ’ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ ⸀μαρτύριον τοῦ θεοῦ.
English Translation
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of speech or wisdom proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
1 When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to y...
2 For I determined not to know anything among you, except Yashua (Jesus) Christ, and him crucified. Focus ↗
3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. Focus ↗
4 My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the... Focus ↗
5 that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God (Elohim). Focus ↗
6 We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the... Focus ↗
7 But we speak God (Elohim)’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God (Elohim)... Focus ↗
8 which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucifie... Focus ↗
9 But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter in... Focus ↗
10 But to us, God (Elohim) revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, t... Focus ↗
11 For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so,... Focus ↗
12 But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God (Elohim), that we mig... Focus ↗
13 Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teach... Focus ↗
14 Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God (Elohim)’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to... Focus ↗
15 But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one. Focus ↗
16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?” But we have Christ’s mind. Focus ↗