1Cor.2.1

1 Corinthians 2:1

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.

Paul’s Message by the Spirit’s Power

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

Cross References

Romans 16:25

KJV

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,

Doxology

Greetings and Love Expressed

1 Corinthians 1:17

KJV

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.

Unity in the Church

Appeal to Unity

1 Corinthians 2:4

KJVHoly Spirit

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

Paul’s Message by the Spirit’s Power

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

1 Corinthians 2:7

KJV

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Spiritual Wisdom

Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

1 Corinthians 2:13

KJVHoly Spirit

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.