1Cor 2:1-2, 16, 2Cor 4:6, 11:6, Eph 3:4, Col 1:9-10, 27, 2:3 | ESV | STEP | And I , when I came to you , brothers , did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom .

y[See ver. 26 above]

aa Isa. 11:2; 45:3; 1 Cor. 1:24, 30; 2:6, 7; [Luke 11:49; Eph. 1:8]

1 Corinthians 2:1-2

Proclaiming Christ Crucified

1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} ^bdid not come proclaiming to you ^cthe testimony ^{▼▼Some manuscripts mystery (or secret)} of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except ^eJesus Christ and him crucified.

1 Corinthians 2:16

16 ^f“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But ^gwe have the mind of Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:6

6 For God, who said, ^h“Let light shine out of darkness,” ⁱhas shone in our hearts to give ^jthe light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:6

6 ^kEven if I am unskilled in speaking, ^lI am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way ^mwe have made this plain to you in all things.

Ephesians 3:4

4 ⁿWhen you read this, you can perceive my insight into ^othe mystery of Christ,

Colossians 1:9-10

9 And so, ^pfrom the day we heard, ^qwe have not ceased to pray for you, asking that ^ryou may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all ^sspiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as ^tto walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^ufully pleasing to him: ^vbearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Colossians 1:27

27 ^wTo them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are ^xthe riches of the glory of ^ythis mystery, which is Christ in you, ^zthe hope of glory.

Colossians 2:3

3 ^aain whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.