1 Corinthians 4:20

for the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

In Context

19But I will come to you speedily, if God be willing: and I will know, not the speech of them who exalt themselves, but their power:

21What will ye? Shall I come to you with the rod, or with love and a gentle spirit?

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Cross References

Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto life, to all who believe in it; whether first they are of the Jews, or whether they are of the Gentiles.

Romans 15:19by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem I have made a circuit quite to Illyricum, and have fulfilled the announcement of the Messiah;

1 Corinthians 2:4And my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness of the discourses of wisdom; but with the demonstration of the Spirit, and with power:

1 Thessalonians 1:5For our preaching among you, was not in words only; but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in genuine persuasion. Ye also know, how we were among you for your sakes.

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 →

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