My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just a
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be e
When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyri
For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, b
And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritu
I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by t
And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from
And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this,
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the h
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send the
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you a
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring befor
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets a
The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we
And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that i
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friend