1 Corinthians 2:4 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

1 Corinthians 2:4 - and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human[fn] wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom[fn] but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

and my [fn]message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of [fn]wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

and my [fn]message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

and my word and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them],

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

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

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power --

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power:

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et sermo meus et praedicatio mea non in persuasibilibus sapientiae verbis sed in ostensione Spiritus et virtutis

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَلَمْ يَقُمْ كَلامِي وَتَبْشِيرِي عَلَى الإِقْنَاعِ بِكَلامِ الْحِكْمَةِ، بَلْ عَلَى مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرُّوحُ وَالْقُدْرَةُ.

MGNTMGNT (read chapter in MGNT)

καὶ ὁ λόγος μου καὶ τὸ κήρυγμά μου οὐκ ἐν πειθοῖς σοφίας λόγοις ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ἀποδείξει πνεύματος καὶ δυνάμεως

TRTR (read chapter in TR)

καὶ ὁ λόγος μου καὶ τὸ κήρυγμά μου οὐκ ἐν πειθοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ἀποδείξει πνεύματος καὶ δυνάμεως

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَكَلاَمِي وَكِرَازَتِي لَمْ يَكُونَا بِكَلاَمِ الْحِكْمَةِ الإِنْسَانِيَّةِ الْمُقْنِعِ، بَلْ بِبُرْهَانِ الرُّوحِ وَالْقُوَّةِ،

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y ni mi palabra ni mi predicación fué con palabras persuasivas de humana sabiduría, mas con demostración del Espíritu y de poder;

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

y ni mi palabra ni mi predicación fue con palabras persuasivas de humana sabiduría, sino con demostración del Espíritu y de poder,

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

我說的話講的道、不是用智慧委婉的言語、乃是用聖靈和大能的明證．

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Ni mi mensaje ni mi predicación fueron con palabras persuasivas de sabiduría, sino con demostración del Espíritu y de poder,

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

내 말과 내 전도함이 지혜의 권하는 말로 하지 아니하고 다만 성령의 나타남과 능력으로 하여

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

et ma parole et ma prédication ne reposaient pas sur les discours persuasifs de la sagesse, mais sur une démonstration d'Esprit et de puissance,

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

und mein Wort und meine Predigt war nicht in vernünftigen Reden menschlicher Weisheit, sondern in Beweisung des Geistes und der Kraft,

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И слово мое и проповедь моя не в убедительных словах человеческой мудрости, но в явлении духа и силы,

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y ni mi palabra ni mi predicación fue en palabras persuasivas de humana sabiduría, sino en demostración del Espíritu y de potencia;

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