Proclaiming Christ Crucified
1 And I, when I came to you, brothers,2:1 Or brothers and sistersver. 4, 13;[2 Cor. 1:12]; See ch. 1:17did not come proclaiming to you See Rom. 16:25the testimony2:1 Some manuscripts mystery (or secret) of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Gal. 6:14Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And Acts 18:1,6,12I was with you 2 Cor. 11:30;12:5,9;13:4,9;Gal. 4:13in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of ch. 4:20;Rom. 15:13,19;1 Thess. 1:5;2 Pet. 1:16the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men2:5 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women but 2 Cor. 4:7;6:7;[Zech. 4:6;2 Cor. 10:4;12:9]in the power of God.