οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει, “did not come to you in word alone, but also in power.” “Word alone” here means speech unaccompanied by the convincing power of the Holy Spirit. Such speech, however eloquent and moving, would be ineffective in evoking faith from the hearers. Cf. 2:13; also 1 Cor 2:4, 5, where Paul’s λόγος (“word”) and κήρυγμα (“preaching”) are marked not by the persuasive techniques of rhetoric but by “demonstration of the Spirit and power” (ἐν