1 Corinthians 2:4
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And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
In other translations
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
Greek words
καὶkaiAndG2532ὁhotheG3588λόγοςlogosmessageG3056μουmouof mineG3165καὶkaiandG2532τὸtotheG3588κήρυγμάkērugmapreachingG2782μουmouof mineG3165οὐκouk[were] notG3756ἐνeninG1722πειθοῖςpeithoispersuasiveG3981ἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsof humanG442σοφίαςsophiasof wisdomG4678λόγοιςlogoiswordsG3056ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ἐνeninG1722ἀποδείξειapodeixeidemonstrationG585πνεύματοςpneumatosof [the] SpiritG4151καὶkaiandG2532δυνάμεως,dunameōsof power,G1411
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