1 Corinthians 2:4
And my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness of the discourses of wisdom; but with the demonstration of the Spirit, and with power:
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
3And in much fear and much trembling, was I with you.
5that your faith might not arise from the wisdom of men, but from the power of God.
Cross References
John 16:8And when he is come, he will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
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 →