1 Corinthians 2:1

and-I, come[ing] toward you, brothers, come not according-to have-over of{word} or of{wisdom}, messaging-according-to to{you} the witness of{the God},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

In Context

2for I-do_not_judge what[?] to-have-beheld in to{you} if not Jesus Anointed and the-same having-been-crucified,

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Cross References

Acts 20:21witnessing/being-witnessed-through both to{Judeans} and to{Greeks} the change-of-mind/thinking into the God, and faith, the into the Lord of{us}, Jesus Anointed,

Romans 16:18for the[plural], to-which-the-same[plural] are_not_slaving to{the Lord} of{us}, to{Anointed}; contrariwise, to{the cavity-ia} of{sameselves} and through of{the benevolent-saying/word-ia} and of{good-saying/word-ia} are-deceiving/defrauding-out the hearts of{the without-bad},

1 Corinthians 1:17for 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,

1 Corinthians 2:13which also we-are-speaking not in to{taught[adjective] words} of{man-ly[i.e. human] wisdom}; contrariwise, in to{taught[adjective]} of{[the] Spirit} together-judging spiritual to{spiritual}.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 2:1

The apostle proceeds with his argument in this chapter, and, I. Reminds the Corinthians of the plain manner wherein he delivered the gospel to them, ver. 1-5 . But yet, II. Shows them that he had communicated to them a treasure of the truest and highest wisdom, such as exceeded all the attainments of learned men, such as could never have entered into the heart of man if it had not been revealed, nor can be received and improved to salvation but by the light and influence of that Spirit who revealed it, ver. 6 to… Read the whole commentary →

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