1 Corinthians 2:3–4
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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:
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling. 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.
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 So when I came to you, I was weak and fearful and trembling. 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.
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling; 4 and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 When I came to you, I was weak. I was afraid and very nervous. 4 I didn’t speak my message with persuasive intellectual arguments. I spoke my message with a show of spiritual power
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 I came to you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 4 My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit,
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. 4 My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 And I came to you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling, 4 and my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 When I came to you, I was weak and afraid and trembling all over. 4 I didn’t preach my message with clever and compelling words. As I preached, the Holy Spirit showed his power.
1 Corinthians 2:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,
4 and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,