Read 1 Corinthians 1:17 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Corinthians 1.17, 1 Corinthians 1v17, 1Co. 1:17. For Christ did not send me [as an apostle] to baptize, but [commissioned and empowered me] to preach the good news [of salvation]—not with clever and e…
Other reference formats: 1 Corinthians 1.17, 1 Corinthians 1v17, 1Co. 1:17.
17 For Christ did not send me [as an apostle] to baptize, but [commissioned and empowered me] to preach the good news [of salvation]—not with clever and eloquent speech [as an orator], so that the cross of Christ would not be made ineffective [deprived of its saving power].