1 Corinthians 2:4–5
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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 the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 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. 5 I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 My teaching and preaching were not with words of human wisdom that persuade people but with proof of the power that the Spirit gives. 5 This was so that your faith would be in God’s power and not in human wisdom.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power; 5 that your faith might not stand in men’s wisdom, but in God’s power.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 I didn’t speak my message with persuasive intellectual arguments. I spoke my message with a show of spiritual power 5 so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit, 5 so that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 and my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power, 5 in order that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 I didn’t preach my message with clever and compelling words. As I preached, the Holy Spirit showed his power. 5 That was so you would believe not because of human wisdom but because of God’s power.
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5 so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.