1Cor 1:17, 21, 2:1-3, 13, 2Cor 10:10 | ESV | STEP | For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel , and not with words of eloquent wisdom , lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power .

1 Corinthians 1:17

17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and ^anot with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

1 Corinthians 1:21

21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach ^{▼▼Or the folly of preaching} to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 2:1-3

Proclaiming Christ Crucified

1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} ^ddid not come proclaiming to you ^ethe testimony ^{▼▼Some manuscripts mystery (or secret)} of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except ^gJesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And ^hI was with you ⁱin weakness and in fear and much trembling,

1 Corinthians 2:13

13 And we impart this ^jin words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, ^kinterpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. ^{▼▼Or interpreting spiritual truths in spiritual language, or comparing spiritual things with spiritual}

2 Corinthians 10:10

10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but ^mhis bodily presence is weak, and ⁿhis speech of no account.”