1 Corinthians 2:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 2:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Κἀγὼ
kagṓ
G2504
and I
ἐλθὼν
érchomai
G2064
to come
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἀδελφοί
adelphós
G80
brother
ἦλθον
érchomai
G2064
to come
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
καθ’
katá
G2596
down
ὑπεροχὴν
hyperochḗ
G5247
superiority
λόγου
lógos
G3056
word
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
σοφίας
sophía
G4678
wisdom
καταγγέλλων
katangéllō
G2605
to proclaim
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
μαρτύριον
martýrion
G3142
testimony
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I, brothers, having come to you, did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God.
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