1Cor 2:1-5 | 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 .

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

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. 3 And ^fI was with you ^gin weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of ^hthe Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women} but ^jin the power of God.