1 Corinthians 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 2:4 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of po..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 2:4 — 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: enticing: or, persuasible”
— 1 Corinthians 2:4 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 2:4 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 2:4
“And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. to the wisdom: or, by the wisdom”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:4: wisdom, spirit, power
“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. words: or, speech”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:4: speech, words, wisdom
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:4: words, wisdom, spirit
“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. language: Heb. lip. speech: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:4: speech, words
“And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:4: words, spirit
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