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1Cr 2:1 — And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

when		Act 18:1-4
with		1Cr 2:4,13; 1Cr 1:17; Exd 4:10; Jer 1:6,7; Rom 16:18; 2Cr 10:10; 2Cr 11:6
the testimony		1Cr 1:6; Isa 8:20; Act 20:21; Act 22:18; 2Th 1:10; 1Ti 1:11; 2Ti 1:8; 1Jo 4:14; 1Jo 5:11-13; Rev 1:2,9; Rev 19:10

Correlating Passages

when

	Act 18:1	After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
	Act 18:2	And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
	Act 18:3	And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
	Act 18:4	And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

with

	1Cr 2:4	And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
	1Cr 2:13	Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
	1Cr 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.
	Exd 4:10	And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
	Jer 1:6	Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.
	Jer 1:7	But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I [am] a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
	Rom 16:18	For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
	2Cr 10:10	For [his] letters, say they, [are] weighty and powerful; but [his] bodily presence [is] weak, and [his] speech contemptible.
	2Cr 11:6	But though [I be] rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

the testimony

	1Cr 1:6	Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
	Isa 8:20	To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.
	Act 20:21	Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
	Act 22:18	And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
	2Th 1:10	When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
	1Ti 1:11	According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
	2Ti 1:8	Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
	1Jo 4:14	And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.
	1Jo 5:11	And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
	1Jo 5:12	He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
	1Jo 5:13	These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
	Rev 1:2	Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
	Rev 1:9	I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
	Rev 19:10	And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Corinthians 2:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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