1 Corinthians 2:1
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 2
“And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.”1 Corinthians 2:1
What Does 1 Corinthians 2:1 Mean?
1 Corinthians 2:1 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 2, verse 1 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 2:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 2:4“And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:”1 Corinthians 1:17“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.”1 Corinthians 2:13“Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”2 Timothy 4:3“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”Exodus 4:10“And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”Romans 16:18“For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”1 Corinthians 1:6“Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:”Revelation 1:2“Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.”Revelation 12:17“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”Jeremiah 1:6“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.”2 Corinthians 6:6“By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,”2 Corinthians 11:6“But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.”2 Timothy 1:8“Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;”2 Peter 1:16“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”1 John 5:11“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”Romans 16:25“Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,”2 Corinthians 10:10“For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”2 Thessalonians 1:10“When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”Isaiah 8:20“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”Acts 18:1“After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;”
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