1 Corinthians 2:4

4My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

4and my 2:4 Lit wordmessage and my preaching were not in persuasive words of 2:4 Or clevernesswisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

4and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

4And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them],

4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

4I didn’t preach my message with clever and compelling words. Instead, my preaching showed the Holy Spirit’s power.