Verse List for 1 COR 2:1

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OET (OET-RV) Brothers and sisters, when I visited you all, I didn’t try to impress you with flowery words or great wisdom when I taught you about God’s incredible plan,

OET-LV And _I having _come to you _all, brothers, came not according _to prominence of _speech or wisdom, proclaiming to _you _all the mystery of_ the _god.

ULT And I, brothers, having come to you, did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God. [fn]

UST My fellow believers, I also acted according to this pattern when I visited you and told you about what God has now revealed to us. I did not speak in more powerful ways than others do. I did not argue in wiser ways than others do.

BSB [When] I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom [as] I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

MSB [When] I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom [as] I proclaimed to you the testimony[fn] about God.

BLB And I having come to you, brothers, did not come according to excellency of speech or wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

AICNT And when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with superiority of speech or wisdom, proclaiming to you the {mystery}[fn] of God.

OEB For my own part, friends, when I came to you, it was with no display of eloquence or philosophy that I came to tell the hidden purpose of God;

WEBBE & WMBB When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

NET When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.

LSV And I, having come to you, brothers, came—not in superiority of discourse or wisdom—declaring to you the testimony of God,

FBV Brothers and sisters, when I came to you I didn't try to impress you with wonderful words or great wisdom when I told you what God had to say to you.

TCNT When I came to you, brothers, I did not come proclaiming to you the [fn]testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.

T4T My fellow believers, when I came to you, I proclaimed to you the message that God had revealed to me. But I did not proclaim it using eloquent words that would make people think highly of me, nor did I argue in a way that unbelievers would think was very wise.

LEB And I, when I[fn] came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony[fn] of God.

BBE And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.

Moff Thus when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come to proclaim to you God's secret purpose with any elaborate words or wisdom.

Wymth And as for myself, brethren, when I came to you, it was not with surpassing power of eloquence or earthly wisdom that I came, announcing to you that which God had commanded me to bear witness to.

ASV And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

DRA And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ.

YLT And I, having come unto you, brethren, came — not in superiority of discourse or wisdom — declaring to you the testimony of God,

Drby And I, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of [fn]God.

RV And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God.
(And I, brethren/brothers, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God.)

SLT And I having come to you, brethren, came not with eminence of word or of wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

Wbstr And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech, or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

KJB-1769 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
(And I, brethren/brothers, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellencie of speech, or of wisedome, declaring vnto you the testimony of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And I brethren, when I came to you, came not in gloriousnesse of wordes, or of wisedome, shewing vnto you the testimonie of God.
(And I brethren/brothers, when I came to you, came not in gloriousness of words, or of wisdom, showing unto you the testimony of God.)

Gnva And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellencie of woordes, or of wisedome, shewing vnto you the testimonie of God.
(And I, brethren/brothers, when I came to you, came not with excellency of words, or of wisdom, showing unto you the testimony of God.)

Cvdl And I brethre, wha I came vnto you came not wt hye wordes or hye wyssdome, to shewe vnto you the preachinge of Christ.
(And I brethren/brothers, what I came unto you came not with high words or high wisdom, to show unto you the preaching of Christ.)

TNT And I brethren when I came to you came not in gloriousnes of wordes or of wysdome shewynge vnto you the testimony of God.
(And I brethren/brothers when I came to you came not in gloriousnes of words or of wisdom showinge unto you the testimony of God.)

Wycl And Y, britheren, whanne Y cam to you, cam not in the heiynesse of word, ethir of wisdom, tellynge to you the witnessyng of Crist.
(And I, brethren/brothers, when I came to you, came not in the heiyness of word, either of wisdom, telling to you the witnessing of Christ.)

Luth Und ich, liebe Brüder, da ich zu euch kam, kam ich nicht mit hohen Worten oder hoher Weisheit, euch zu verkündigen die göttliche Predigt.
(And I, love(v) brothers, there I to/for you came, came I not with high/tall words or higher wise_(people), you to/for announce the divine sermon.)

ClVg Et ego, cum venissem ad vos, fratres, veni non in sublimitate sermonis, aut sapientiæ, annuntians vobis testimonium Christi.
(And I, when/with camem to you(pl), brothers, I_came not/no in/into/on sublimitate speech, or of_wisdom, announcing to_you(pl) testimony Christi.)

SR-GNT Κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθʼ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας, καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ. ‡

UGNT κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθ’ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας, καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ.

SBL-GNT Κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθʼ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ ⸀μαρτύριον τοῦ θεοῦ.

RP-GNT Κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθ' ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ θεοῦ.

TC-GNT Κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθ᾽ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ [fn]μαρτύριον τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Verse List for 1 COR 2:1

Verse List for 1 COR 2:1