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NASB | Exodus 4:10 ¶ Then Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 4:10 ¶ Then Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I am not a man of words (eloquent, fluent), neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and tongue." |
Bible Question:
I heard a Bible teacher say that Paul was not very eloquent in speech. Can anyone give me scripture to support this point? |
Bible Answer: I think many think Paul was not eloquent in his speech from remarks he made in 1 Cor. 2:1 "And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God." Also as someone pointed out Peter remarked how hard Paul was to understand at times. However whether Paul was or was not eloquent does not excuse the speaker today from proper preparation and from constantly striving to improve. Many speakers today do a lousy job and then say oh well Paul wasn't any good either. This is not a valid excuse for a lousy job. We are to give God our best! EdB |