Berean Standard Bible
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17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. of Christ be emptied of its power.
King James Version
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17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. of Christ should be made of none effect.
Goodspeed New Testament
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17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news—but not with fine language, or the cross of Christ might seem an empty thing.
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17Christ sent me not primarily to baptize people but to preach the good message about him. When I do that, he does not want me to use words that human philosophers consider wise [IRO]. I do not want the message about what he accomplished when he was nailed to the σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. [MTY]MetonymyOne thing represents another — for example "hand" representing power or authority. T4T makes this explicit so translators can find a natural equivalent. to lose its power.
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For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. of Christ be emptied of its power.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news—but not with fine language, or the cross of Christ might seem an empty thing.
Berean Standard Bible
Goodspeed New Testament
King James Version
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For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. of Christ be emptied of its power.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news—but not with fine language, or the cross of Christ might seem an empty thing.
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. of Christ should be made of none effect.
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οὐ not οὐ ou a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), no γὰρ for γάρ gár a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other par ἀπέστειλέν send forth ἀποστέλλω apostéllō from G575 (ἀπό) and G4724 (στέλλω); set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or f με I ἐγώ egṓ a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic) I, me Χριστὸς Messiah Χριστός Christós from G5548 (χρίω); anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus Christ βαπτίζειν dip βαπτίζω baptízō from a derivative of G911 (βάπτω); to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testame ἀλλὰ but ἀλλά allá neuter plural of G243 (ἄλλος); properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) and, but (eve εὐαγγελίζεσθαι bring good news εὐαγγελίζω euangelízō from G2095 (εὖ) and G32 (ἄγγελος); to announce good news (evangelize) especially the gospel declare, bring (declare, sho , οὐκ not οὐ ou a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), no ἐν in ἐν en a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (mediall σοφίᾳ wisdom σοφία sophía from G4680 (σοφός); wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual) wisdom λόγου word λόγος lógos from G3004 (λέγω); something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasonin , ἵνα so that ἵνα hína probably from the same as the former part of G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) (through the demonstrative idea; compare G3588 (ὁ)); in orde μὴ not μή mḗ a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) κενωθῇ empty κενόω kenóō from G2756 (κενός); to make empty, i.e. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify make (of none effect, of no reputat ὁ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, σταυρὸς stauros (stake) σταυρός staurós from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι); a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or stauros (stake) (as an instrument o τοῦ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, Χριστοῦ Messiah Χριστός Christós from G5548 (χρίω); anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus Christ .
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the stauros (stake) of Christ be emptied of its power.
Where the New Testament uses stauros, this site shows the Greek word alongside its primary classical meaning in brackets. Stauros meant stake or upright stake in classical Greek — the Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon (Oxford University Press) lists this as its first definition, citing Homer and Herodotus. The word itself does not specify material; wood is implied by the context of the era, not encoded in the Greek term.
Where the New Testament uses xylon, this site shows the Greek word alongside its meaning of tree or wood — xylon does specify material, and is already translated as tree by the NIV, ESV, and KJV in Acts 5:30, Galatians 3:13, and 1 Peter 2:24.
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