1 Corinthians 2:1

1And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery

1And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come as someone superior in 2:1 Lit speechspeaking ability or 2:1 Or clevernesswisdom, as I proclaimed to you the 2:1 One early ms mysterytestimony of God.

1And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the One early ms reads mysterytestimony of God.

1And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming to you the 2:1 One early ms reads mystery.testimony of God [concerning salvation through Christ], I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom [no lofty words of eloquence or of philosophy as a Greek orator might do];

1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

1And this was the way it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I didn’t come with fancy words or human wisdom. I preached to you the truth about God’s love.