1 Corinthians 2:1-5 And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.… Look at — I. HIS MATTER. — 1. He excludes all that is foreign to his purpose. 2. Knows nothing but Christ. II. HIS MANNER. 1. He is modest in the consciousness of his own weakness. 2. Plain in the conviction of the presence and power of the Spirit. III. THE EFFECT. 1. Faith not in the man. 2. But in the power of God. (J. Lyth, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. |
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