Cross references

1 Corinthians 2:4

My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

1 Corinthians 2:4 BSB

1 Corinthians 2:4 has 26 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Corinthians 4:20 (37 votes) and 1 Thessalonians 1:5 (30 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Exodus 4 to 2 Peter 2.

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Which verses does 1 Corinthians 2:4 point to?

The 20 strongest of 26, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

  2. because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.

  3. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

  4. When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

  5. Romans 15:1916 votes

    by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

  6. 2 Peter 1:1613 votes

    For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

  7. And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

  8. I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

  9. And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me; …

  10. Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

  11. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

  12. Acts 20:273 votes
  13. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

  14. Acts 26:282 votes

Which verses point to 1 Corinthians 2:4?

The 10 strongest of 29.