¹⁷ For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel—and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power.^(A)

³ And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.

¹³ You know that it was because of a physical infirmity that I first announced the gospel to you;

¹⁴ though my condition put you to the test, you did not scorn or despise me but welcomed me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.