2:5a so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom,

so that you would believe not just because I told a wise message.
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⌊I did not want⌋ you to believe ⌊God’s message⌋ because someone convinced you ⌊to believe it⌋ with clever thoughts/ideas.
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⌊I did not want⌋ your faith ⌊in God’s message⌋ to be based on a clever way of speaking.

2:5b but on God’s power.

Rather, ⌊I wanted you to believe⌋ because of God’s power.
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Instead, ⌊I wanted you to believe in God’s message⌋ because God had worked powerfully ⌊among you⌋.

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