King James Version

1 Corinthians 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:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of human” (ἀνθρωπίνης) before wisdom here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “words” (λόγοις) before but here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogosspeechλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “speech”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.This verse uses “speech”.speechμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κήρυγμάkērugmapreachingκήρυγμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “preaching”, the subject formG2782a proclamation, preaching.This verse uses “preaching”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.πειθοῖpeithoipersuasiveπειθός (peithos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “persuasive”, the to- or for-formG3981persuasive, enticing, skilful.σοφίαςsophiaswisdomσοφία (sophia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “wisdom”, the of-formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἀποδείξειapodeixeidemonstrationἀπόδειξις (apodeixis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “demonstration”, the to- or for-formG585demonstration, proof; a showing off.This verse uses “demonstration”.πνεύματοςpneumatosspiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.δυνάμεωςdunameōsof powerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of power”, the of-formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.of power

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsof man'sἀνθρώπινος (anthrōpinos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “of man's”, the of-formG442belonging to human beings (especially as contrasted with God), human (as contrasted with divine).λόγοιςlogoiswordλόγος (logos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “word”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

Young’s Literal Translation

and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power —

World English Bible

My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

Darby Translation

and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of [the] Spirit and of power;

Douay-Rheims

And my speech and my preaching was not in the persuasive words of human wisdom, but in shewing of the Spirit and power;

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