1 Corinthians 2:1

Paul recalls that he came to Corinth not with impressive eloquence or wisdom but simply proclaiming God's testimony. His ministry deliberately depended on the message, not rhetorical skill.

Cross-references · 21

• 1 Cor 1:17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News — not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.
• 1 Cor 2:4My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
• 1 Cor 2:13Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
• Exod 4:10Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”
• 1 Jn 5:11–13The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• Rom 16:18For those who are such don’t serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
• 2 Tim 1:8Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,
• 2 Cor 11:6But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.
• Jer 1:6–7Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”
• 2 Th 1:10when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.
• Rev 1:2who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
• 1 Jn 4:14We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.
• 1 Cor 1:6even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
• Isa 8:20Turn to the law and to the testimony! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
• Acts 20:21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
• Acts 18:1–4After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.
• Acts 22:18and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
• 1 Tim 1:11according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
• Rev 19:10I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”
• 2 Cor 10:10For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”
• Rev 1:9I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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