1 Corinthians 2:4-5
King James Version
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2For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.Select 1 Corinthians 2:2
3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.Select 1 Corinthians 2:3
4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:Select 1 Corinthians 2:4
5That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.Select 1 Corinthians 2:5
6Howbeit 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:Select 1 Corinthians 2:6
7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:Select 1 Corinthians 2:7
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WEB
2:4 My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
2:5 that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
ASV
2:4 And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
2:5 that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
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