For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
GNV
1 Corinthians 1:17
For CHRIST sent me not to baptize, but to preache the Gospel, not with wisdome of wordes, lest the crosse of Christ should be made of none effect.
Parallel Translations
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 2:11 Corinthians 2:132 Peter 1:162 Corinthians 10:101 Corinthians 2:4–5John 4:22 Corinthians 4:22 Corinthians 11:6Acts 26:17–182 Corinthians 10:3–4Acts 10:48
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