1 Corinthians 1:17

for Anointed does_not_send-off/away me to-be-immersing; contrariwise, to-be-good-message-izing, not in to{wisdom} of{word}, in-which-place the cross of{the Anointed} would_not_be-emptied,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

In Context

16Moreover, I-immerse also the of{Stephanas} house. Remaining [time], I-have_not_beheld if I-immerse any other,

18for the word, the of{the cross}, on-one-hand, to{the[plural] perishing-off/away}, is-being fool-ia/folly; on-the-other-hand, to{the us being-saved} is-being enablement/empowerment of{God},

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Cross References

John 4:2and-to-which-yet same Jesus has_not_been-immersing; contrariwise, the disciples of{same},

Acts 26:17being-lifted-out, you, out of{the people} and of{the nations} into whom I am-sending-off/away you,

1 Corinthians 2:4and the word of{me} and the proclaim-effect of{me} not in to{persuasive words} of{man-ly[i.e. human] wisdom}; contrariwise, in to{show-off/away-sis[i.e. state of showing forth]/exhibition} of{[the] Spirit} and of{enablement/empowerment},

2 Corinthians 4:2contrariwise, we-say-off/away/renounce/refuse/repudiate the[plural] hidden[adjective] of{the shame}, not walking-around in to{all-working-ia/craftiness}, nor baiting the word of{the God}; contrariwise to{the reveal-sis[i.e. state of revelation]} of{the truth}, standing-together sameselves toward every behold-together-sis[i.e. state of beholding together]/conscience of{men} in-sight of{the God}.

2 Corinthians 10:10that on-one-hand, "the send-upons[i.e. communications] he-is-asserting [are] weighty and strong; on-the-other-hand, the presence of{the body} weak and the word having-been-nothing-ed-out/discounted."

2 Peter 1:16for not accompany[ing]-out to{stories/tales/narratives/myths having-been-wisdom-ized} we-know-ize to{you} the enablement/empowerment and presence of{the Lord of{us}, Jesus Anointed}; contrariwise, be[ing]-become see-upon-ers of{the magnificence} of{the-there},

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:15-17

Party-Spirit Reproved. ( a. d. 57.) 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. Here the apostle gives an account of his ministry among them. He thanks God he had baptized but a few among them, Crispus, who had been a ruler of a synagogue at Corinth ( Acts xviii. 8 ), Gaius, and the household of Stephanas, besides whom, he says, he… Read the whole commentary →

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