“And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.”
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God — Paul now personalizes the argument: he did not use 'eloquence' (huperochē logou, literally 'surplus of speech') or 'human wisdom' (sophia anthrōpōn). 'The testimony about God' (to martyrion tou theou) is the gospel, anchored in God's action, not human rhetorical skill. Paul's methodology matches his message: the cross is proclaimed, not rhetorically elaborated.
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