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Source language
Original Greek   
Κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθʼ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ ⸀μαρτύριον τοῦ θεοῦ.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Kago elthon pros umas, adelphoi, elthon ou kath' uperokhen logou e sophias kataggellon umin to rmarturion tou theou.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ego cum venissem ad vos fratres veni non per sublimitatem sermonis aut sapientiae adnuntians vobis testimonium Christi

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
But when I came to you, my brethren, I did not proclaim to you by magnificent speech, neither by scholarship, The Gospel of the mystery of God.
Darby Bible Translation   
And I, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
AND I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of God.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.
God's Word   
Brothers and sisters, when I came to you, I didn't speak about God's mystery as if it were some kind of brilliant message or wisdom.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.
International Standard Version   
When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come and tell you about God's secret with rhetorical language or wisdom.
NET Bible   
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.
New American Standard Bible   
And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
New International Version   
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
New Living Translation   
When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn't use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God's secret plan.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech, or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.
Weymouth New Testament   
And as for myself, brethren, when I came to you, it was not with surpassing power of eloquence or earthly wisdom that I came, announcing to you that which God had commanded me to bear witness to.
The World English Bible   
When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.