1 Corinthians 1:17 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹⁷ My mission from Christ was not to baptize, but to tell the Good News; not, however, in the language of philosophy, lest the cross of the Christ should be robbed of its meaning.

² (Though it was not Jesus himself, but his disciples, who baptized),

⁴⁸ And he directed that they should be baptized in the Faith of Jesus Christ; after which they asked him to stay there a few days longer.

¹⁷ Since I am choosing you out from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, ¹⁸ To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God's People, by faith in me.'

¹ For my own part, Brothers, when I came to you, it was with no display of eloquence or philosophy that I came to tell the hidden purpose of God;

⁴ My Message and my Proclamation were not delivered in the persuasive language of philosophy, but were accompanied by the manifestation of spiritual power, ⁵ So that your faith should be based, not on the philosophy of man, but on the power of God.

¹³ And we speak of these gifts, not in language taught by human philosophy, but in language taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things in spiritual words.

² No, we have renounced the secrecy prompted by shame, refusing to adopt crafty ways, or to tamper with God's Message, and commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God, by our exhibition of the Truth.

³ For, though we live an earthly life, we do not wage an earthly war. ⁴ The weapons for our warfare are not earthly, but, under God, are powerful enough to pull down strongholds.

¹⁰ For people say "His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible."

⁶ Though I am no trained orator, yet I am not without knowledge; indeed we made this perfectly clear to you in every way.

¹⁶ For we were not following cleverly devised stories when we told you of the Coming in power of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eye-witnesses of his majesty.