1Cor 2:4 Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:4

4: 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.

1 Corinthians 4:20

  1. For the Kingdom of God is not just fancy talk; it is living by God's power.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

  1. For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know that the way we lived among you was further proof of the truth of our message.

1 Corinthians 1:17

  1. 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.

Romans 15:19

  1. I have won them over by the miracles done through me as signs from God--all by the power of God's Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ all the way from Jerusalem clear over into Illyricum.

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.

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.

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 Peter 2:18

  1. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With lustful desire as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living.

Colossians 2:4

  1. I am telling you this so that no one will be able to deceive you with persuasive arguments.

Ezekiel 13:6

  1. Instead, they have lied and said, `My message is from the LORD,' even though the LORD never sent them. And yet they expect him to fulfill their prophecies!

Galatians 1:10

  1. Obviously, I'm not trying to be a people pleaser! No, I am trying to please God. If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ's servant.

1 Peter 1:12

  1. They were told that these things would not happen during their lifetime, but many years later, during yours. And now this Good News has been announced by those who preached to you in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.

Acts 20:27

  1. for I didn't shrink from declaring all that God wants for you.

Romans 16:18

  1. Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.

John 16:8

  1. And when he comes, he will convince the world of its sin, and of God's righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
  2. The world's sin is unbelief in me.
  3. Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more.
  4. Judgment will come because the prince of this world has already been judged.
  5. "Oh, there is so much more I want to tell you, but you can't bear it now.

Acts 26:28

  1. Agrippa interrupted him. "Do you think you can make me a Christian so quickly?"

2 Chronicles 18:19

  1. And the LORD said, `Who can entice King Ahab of Israel to go into battle against Ramoth-gilead so that he can be killed there?' There were many suggestions,
  2. until finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, `I can do it!'" `How will you do this?' the LORD asked.
  3. "And the spirit replied, `I will go out and inspire all Ahab's prophets to speak lies.'" `You will succeed,' said the LORD. `Go ahead and do it.'

Proverbs 7:21

  1. So she seduced him with her pretty speech. With her flattery she enticed him.

2 Samuel 15:2

  1. He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.
  2. Then Absalom would say, "You've really got a strong case here! It's too bad the king doesn't have anyone to hear it.
  3. I wish I were the judge. Then people could bring their problems to me, and I would give them justice!"
  4. And when people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn't let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and embraced them.
  5. So in this way, Absalom stole the hearts of all the people of Israel.

Judges 14:15

  1. On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, "Get the answer to the riddle from your husband, or we will burn down your father's house with you in it. Did you invite us to this party just to make us poor?"

1 Kings 22:13

  1. Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, "Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success."
  2. But Micaiah replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will say only what the LORD tells me to say."

Judges 16:5

  1. The leaders of the Philistines went to her and said, "Find out from Samson what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver."

2 Samuel 14:17

  1. Yes, the king will give us peace of mind again.' I know that you are like an angel of God and can discern good from evil. May the LORD your God be with you."
  2. "I want to know one thing," the king replied. "Yes, my lord?" she asked.
  3. "Did Joab send you here?" And the woman replied, "My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say.
  4. He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!"

Proverbs 20:19

  1. A gossip tells secrets, so don't hang around with someone who talks too much.

Jeremiah 20:10

  1. I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me "The Man Who Lives in Terror." And they say, "If you say anything, we will report it." Even my old friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. "He will trap himself," they say, "and then we will get our revenge on him."

Ezekiel 13:10

  1. "These evil prophets deceive my people by saying, `All is peaceful!' when there is no peace at all! It's as if the people have built a flimsy wall, and these prophets are trying to hold it together by covering it with whitewash!
  2. Tell these whitewashers that their wall will soon fall down. A heavy rainstorm will undermine it; great hailstones and mighty winds will knock it down.
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