1 Corinthians 2:1-5

1When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.

2I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

3I came to you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

4My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

5so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.