During the year and a half that Paul had spent in Corinth, he had purposely presented the gospel in its simplicity. "Not with excellency of speech or of wisdom" had he come to the Corinthians; but with fear and trembling, and "in demonstration of the Spirit and of power," had he declared "the testimony of God," that their "faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God." 1 Corinthians 2:1, 4, 5. 271

I det halvandet år, som Paulus havde tilbragt i Korint, havde han med vilje forkyndt evangeliet så enkelt som muligt. Han var ikke kommet til korinterne "med fremragende veltalenhed eller visdom," men med frygt og bæven og "ved Ånds og krafts bevis" havde han forkyndt "vidnesbyrdet fra Gud " for at "deres tro ikke skulle bygge på menneskers visdom, men på Guds kraft." 1Kor. 2,1. og 4-5.