2 Corinthians 11:6 Cross References - ISV

⁶ Even though I may be untrained as an orator, I am not so in the field of knowledge. We have made this clear to all of you in every possible way.

¹⁷ For the Messiah did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, not with eloquent wisdom, so the cross of the Messiah won’t be emptied of its power.

²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe through the nonsense of our preaching.

¹ Preaching in the Power of GodWhen I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come and tell you about God’s secret with rhetorical language or wisdom. ² For while I was with you I resolved to know nothing except Jesus the Messiah, and him crucified. ³ It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you.

¹³ We don’t speak about these things with words taught us by human wisdom, but with words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual things to spiritual people.

² Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not use trickery or pervert God’s word. By clear statements of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

¹¹ The Messiah’s Love Controls UsTherefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade people. We ourselves are perfectly known to God. I hope we are also really known to your consciences.

² Encouraged by the CorinthiansMake room for us in your hearts! We have not treated anyone unjustly, harmed anyone, or cheated anyone.

¹⁰ For someone is saying, “His letters are impressive and forceful, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.”

¹² The signs of an apostle were performed among you with utmost patience—signs, wonders, and powerful actions.

⁴ By reading this, you will be able to grasp my understanding of the secret about the Messiah,

¹⁵ Think of our Lord’s patience as facilitating salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him. ¹⁶ He speaks about this subject in all his letters. Some things in them are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, leading to their own destruction, as they do the rest of the Scriptures.