1 Corinthians 4:20
for the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
In Context
21What will ye? Am I to come to you with a rod, or in love, and the spirit of mildness?
Cross References
Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for to every believer, to the Jew first and also to the Greek, it is the power of God unto salvation.
Romans 15:19by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and in the country around even to Illyricum, I have fully made known the gospel of Christ;
1 Corinthians 2:4and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power;
1 Thessalonians 1:5because the gospel preached by us came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye well know what sort of persons we became 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 →