4and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power —


In Context

1 And I, having come unto you, brethren, came — not in superiority of discourse or wisdom — declaring to you the testimony of God,

2 for I decided not to know any thing among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified;

3 and I, in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling, was with you;

4 and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power —

5 that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age — of those becoming useless,

1 Corinthians 2:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:4My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And my speech and my preaching was not in the persuasive words of human wisdom, but in shewing of the Spirit and power;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: