2 So when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with extravagant speech+ or wisdom* declaring the sacred secret+ of God to you.

2 And so I, when I came to YOU, brothers, did not come with an extravagance* of speech+ or of wisdom declaring the sacred secret+ of God to YOU.

2 Κἀγὼ And I ἐλθὼν having come πρὸς toward ὑμᾶς, YOU, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἦλθον I came οὐ not καθ’ according to ὑπεροχὴν superiority λόγου of word ἢ or σοφίας of wisdom καταγγέλλων announcing down ὑμῖν to YOU τὸ the μυστήριον mystery τοῦ of the θεοῦ, God,

2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

2 And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

2* And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not announcing God’s testimony to you with a superior quality of language or wisdom;