コリント人への手紙第一 1:17
For 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.
Context
This verse from コリント人への手紙第一 Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. ゲッセマネでの逮捕。ペテロが耳を切り落とし、イエスが癒す。アンナスとカイヤファへの引き渡し。
他の翻訳
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.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but--to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;
For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news: not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.
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