Isa 3:3, Act 12:21, 1Cor 2:1, 4 | ESV | STEP | the captain of fifty and the man of rank , the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms .

b ver. 4, 13; [2 Cor. 1:12]; See ch. 1:17

cSee Rom. 16:25

e ch. 4:20; Rom. 15:13, 19; 1 Thess. 1:5; 2 Pet. 1:16

Isaiah 3:3

3 the captain of fifty
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.

Acts 12:21

21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.

1 Corinthians 2:1

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.

1 Corinthians 2:4

4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of ^ethe Spirit and of power,