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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Gill's Exposition
And I, brethren, when I came to you,.... This account the apostle gives of himself is occasioned, either by what he had said in the latter part of the preceding chapter, concerning the choice God has…
Barnes' Notes
And I, brethren - Keeping up the tender and affectionate style of address. When I came unto you - When I came at first to preach the gospel at Corinth. Act 18:1 ff. Came not with excellency of speech…
Adam Clarke
When I came to you - Acting suitably to my mission, which was to preach the Gospel, but not with human eloquence, Co1 1:17. I declared to you the testimony, the Gospel, of God, not with excellency of…
In this passage the apostle pursues his design, and reminds the Corinthians how he acted when he first preached the gospel among them.
I. As to the matter or subject he tell us (Co1 2:2), He…
Cambridge Bible
The wisdom of the Gospel discernible by the spiritual faculties alone
1. And I, brethren, when I came to you The Apostle now begins to justify his preaching. It was not that of one skilled in the…
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