1 Corinthians 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
In Context
21Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
Cross References
Romans 1:16I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
Romans 15:19by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
1 Thessalonians 1:5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:18-21
Paul's Affection and Authority. ( a. d. 57.) 17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. 18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 21 What will ye? shall… Read the whole commentary →