KJV King James Version
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
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1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
WEB World English Bible
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.
ASV American Standard Version
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but—to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 1
14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
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οὐG3756 · ounoγὰρG1063 · garforἀπέστειλένG649 · apostellōto sendμεG3165 · memeΧριστὸςG5547 · ChristosChristβαπτίζεινG907 · baptizōto baptizeἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutεὐαγγελίζεσθαι·G2097 · euangelizomaito speak good newsοὐκG3756 · ounoἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongσοφίᾳG4678 · sophiawisdomλόγου,G3056 · logoswordἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμὴG3361 · mēnotκενωθῇG2758 · kenoōto emptyὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoσταυρὸςG4716 · stauroscrossτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστοῦ.¶G5547 · ChristosChrist
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 2:1And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.1 Corinthians 2:13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.2 Peter 1:16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.2 Corinthians 10:10For [his] letters, say they, [are] weighty and powerful; but [his] bodily presence [is] weak, and [his] speech contemptible.1 Corinthians 2:4-5And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:John 4:2(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)2 Corinthians 4:2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.2 Corinthians 11:6But though [I be] rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.2 Corinthians 10:3-4For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:Acts 26:17-18Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,Acts 10:48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
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