1Cor 1:17 Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:17

17: For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News--and not with clever speeches and high-sounding ideas, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.

1 Corinthians 2:1

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, when I first came to you I didn't use lofty words and brilliant ideas to tell you God's message.

1 Corinthians 2:13

  1. When we tell you this, we do not use words of human wisdom. We speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths.

2 Peter 1:16

  1. For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and his coming again. We have seen his majestic splendor with our own eyes.

2 Corinthians 10:10

  1. For some say, "Don't worry about Paul. His letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are really bad!"

1 Corinthians 2:4

  1. And my message and my preaching were very plain. I did not use wise and persuasive speeches, but the Holy Spirit was powerful among you.
  2. I did this so that you might trust the power of God rather than human wisdom.

2 Corinthians 4:2

  1. We reject all shameful and underhanded methods. We do not try to trick anyone, and we do not distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know that.

John 4:2

  1. (though Jesus himself didn't baptize them--his disciples did).

2 Corinthians 11:6

  1. I may not be a trained speaker, but I know what I am talking about. I think you realize this by now, for we have proved it again and again.

Acts 26:17

  1. And I will protect you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am going to send you to the Gentiles,
  2. to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'

2 Corinthians 10:3

  1. We are human, but we don't wage war with human plans and methods.
  2. We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's strongholds.

Acts 10:48

  1. So he gave orders for them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterward Cornelius asked him to stay with them for several days.
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