For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritu
For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, b
My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of n
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On th
(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every w
For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.