1 Corinthians 2:1

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1 Corinthians 2:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

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

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Acts 18:1

After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

Acts 18:2

There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

Acts 18:3

and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

Acts 18:4

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

1 Corinthians 2:4

My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

1 Corinthians 2:13

And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Exodus 4:10

“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

Jeremiah 1:6

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

Jeremiah 1:7

But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.

Romans 16:18

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

2 Corinthians 10:10

For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

2 Corinthians 11:6

Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.

1 Corinthians 1:6

because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

Acts 20:21

testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 22:18

and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’

2 Thessalonians 1:10

on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.

1 Timothy 1:11

that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

2 Timothy 1:8

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

1 John 5:11

And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

1 John 5:12

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

1 John 5:13

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

Revelation 1:2

who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.

Revelation 19:10

So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”