1 Corinthians 2:1

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When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

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1 Corinthians 2:1 in Bible Translations

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When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in ASV →

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in DRB →

AND I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in DBT →

And I, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in ERV →

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in WBT →

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech, or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in YLT →

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came — not in superiority of discourse or wisdom — declaring to you the testimony of God,

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in AKJV →

And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in WNT →

And as for myself, brethren, when I came to you, it was not with surpassing power of eloquence or earthly wisdom that I came, announcing to you that which God had commanded me to bear witness to.

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1 Corinthians 2:1 in Bible Translations

World English Bible (WEB)

Primary

When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in ASV →

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in DRB →

AND I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in DBT →

And I, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in ERV →

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in WBT →

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech, or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in YLT →

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came — not in superiority of discourse or wisdom — declaring to you the testimony of God,

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in AKJV →

And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in WNT →

And as for myself, brethren, when I came to you, it was not with surpassing power of eloquence or earthly wisdom that I came, announcing to you that which God had commanded me to bear witness to.

Read 1 Corinthians 2:1 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DRB DBT ERV WBT YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →