1Cor 2:4, 13, 2Cor 2:17, 4:2 | ISV | STEP | My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever words of wisdom, but by a display of the Spirit's power,

1 Corinthians 2:4

4 My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever words of wisdom, but by a display of the Spirit's power,Rom 15:19; 1Cor 1:17; 2:1; 1Thes 1:5; 2Pet 1:16

1 Corinthians 2:13

13 We don't speak about these things in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words ^{▼▼Lit. in things} taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual things to spiritual people. ^{▼▼Or in spiritual words}1Cor 1:4, 17; 2Pet 1:16

2 Corinthians 2:17

17 At least we are not commercializing God's word like so many others. Instead, in Christ we speak with sincerity, like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God. ^{▼▼Lit. as from God and before God}2Cor 1:12; 4:2; 11:13; 2Pet 2:3

2 Corinthians 4:2

2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not use trickery or pervert God's word. By clear statements of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.2Cor 2:17; 5:11; 7:14; 1Thes 2:3, 5