Verse 4
1 Corinthians 2:4
Bible in Basic English
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And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ὁ λόγος μου καὶ τὸ κήρυγμά μου οὐκ ἐν ⸂πειθοῖ σοφίας⸃ ἀλλ’ ἐν ἀποδείξει πνεύματος καὶ δυνάμεως,
English Translation
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
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And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you...
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For I had made the decision to have knowledge of nothing among you but only of Yashua (Jesus) Christ...
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And I was with you without strength, in fear and in doubt.
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And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the S...
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So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God (Elohim).
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But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this worl...
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But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God (Elohim), which he had kept in store before the wor...
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Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put...
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9
But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ear...
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10
But God (Elohim) has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit make...
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For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same...
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12
But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God (Elohim), so that we ma...
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And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us...
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14
For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God (Elohim): for they seem f...
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15
But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.
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For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Chri...
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