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1 Corinthians 2:3–4

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3And I came to you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling, 4and my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasivenessb of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,

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  1. bSome manuscripts have “with persuasive words”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I came to you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

NLTNew Living Translation

I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling. And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: