2:4a My message and my preaching

When I talked/spoke to you and preached to you,
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When I told/preached to you ⌊God’s⌋ message,

2:4b were not with persuasive words of wisdom,

⌊I did⌋ not tell you my own wise thoughts and I did not speak in clever arguments.
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⌊I did⌋ not try to persuade/convince you ⌊to believe me⌋ by using wise thoughts and clever arguments.

2:4c but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

Instead, the Holy Spirit showed his power.
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Rather, the Holy Spirit showed you in a powerful way ⌊that the message I preached was true⌋.
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No, ⌊you believed the message I preached because⌋ God’s Spirit persuaded/convinced you with his great power ⌊that it was true⌋.

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