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1 Corinthians 2
1 corinthians.2.cor2PersuasionText
πειθοῖ σοφίας / πειθοῖς σοφίας λόγοις / πειθοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις
How long is Paul’s phrase about persuasive speech?
The successive expansions first locate persuasion in spoken words and then identify the wisdom as human; the compact form leaves the relationship compressed.
Why this default
The compact SBLGNT wording is retained as the base rather than silently borrowing either expansion; both the critical-edition addition of ‘words’ and RP’s further ‘human’ qualifier remain visible.
Evidence
Externalπειθοῖ σοφίας — SBLGNT; πειθοῖς σοφίας λόγοις — WH, Treg, NA28; πειθοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις — RP.
InternalAdding ‘words’ regularizes and clarifies the compact construction; adding ‘human’ further aligns it with ‘human wisdom’ in verse 5 and verse 13, making both longer readings readily explicable expansions.
Project default · SBLGNT shorter reading
Witnessesπειθοῖ σοφίας · SBLGNTWH/Treg/NA28 expansion
Witnessesπειθοῖς σοφίας λόγοις · WH, Treg, NA28Robinson-Pierpont expansion
Witnessesπειθοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις · RPRecord integrity
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