1 Corinthians 2:3-7 Common English Bible (CEB)

3. I stood in front of you with weakness, fear, and a lot of shaking.

4. My message and my preaching weren’t presented with convincing wise words but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

5. I did this so that your faith might not depend on the wisdom of people but on the power of God.

6. What we say is wisdom to people who are mature. It isn’t a wisdom that comes from the present day or from today’s leaders who are being reduced to nothing.

7. We talk about God’s wisdom, which has been hidden as a secret. God determined this wisdom in advance, before time began, for our glory.

1 Corinthians 2