Berean Standard Bible
“My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,”
Paul reminds the Corinthians how he first came to them: in weakness, fear, and much trembling. He chose not to rely on impressive rhetoric, which the culture admired.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
World English Bible (WEB)
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
King James Version (KJV)
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power --
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y ni mi palabra ni mi predicación fué con palabras persuasivas de humana sabiduría, mas con demostración del Espíritu y de poder;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Mi predicación no tuvo oratoria y sabiduría humanas, sino que el Espíritu la respaldaba con poder.
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