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1 Corinthians 2:3

Indeed, when I came among you, I was weak, and full of fears, and in great anxiety.

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In The King James Version

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

In Context

2for I had determined that, while with you, I would forget everything except Jesus Christ – and him crucified!

4My message and my proclamation were not delivered in the persuasive language of philosophy, but were accompanied by the manifestation of spiritual power,

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Cross References

Acts 17:1After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica. Here the Jews had a synagogue;

Acts 18:1On leaving Athens, Paul next went to Corinth.

Acts 18:12While Gallio was governor of Greece, some of the Jewish leaders made a combined attack on Paul, and brought him before the Governor’s Bench,

1 Corinthians 4:10We, for Christ’s sake, are fools, but you, by your union with Christ, are people of discernment. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are despised.

2 Corinthians 4:7This treasure we have in these earthen vessels, so that its all-prevailing power may be seen to come from God, and not to be our own.

2 Corinthians 6:4No, we are trying to commend ourselves under all circumstances, as God’s assistants should – in many an hour of endurance, in troubles, in hardships, in difficulties,

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 2:2-6

The Apostle's Ministry. ( a. d. 57.) 1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in… Read the whole commentary →

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