1 Corinthians 1:17 - King James Bible with Strong NumbersG1063 For G5547 Christ G649 sent [G5656] G3165 me G3756 not G907 to baptize [G5721] G235 , but G2097 to preach the gospel [G5733] G3756 : not G1722 with G4678 wisdom G3056 of words G3363 , lest G4716 the cross G5547 of Christ G2758 should be made of none effect [G5686] . See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769For 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionFor Christ (the Messiah) sent me out not to baptize but [to evangelize by] preaching the glad tidings (the Gospel), and that not with verbal eloquence, lest the cross of Christ should be deprived of force and emptied of its power and rendered vain (fruitless, void of value, and of no effect). See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void. See the chapterCommon English BibleChrist didn’t send me to baptize but to preach the good news. And Christ didn’t send me to preach the good news with clever words so that Christ’s cross won’t be emptied of its meaning. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionFor Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize: not through the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ become empty. See the chapter |