1 Corinthians 4:19
Howbeit, I will come quickly unto you,—if, the Lord, please,—and will get to know—not the speech of them who are puffed up, but, the power;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
18But, as though I were not coming unto you, some are puffed up!
20For, not in speech, is the kingdom of God, but, in power.
Cross References
Acts 18:21but, bidding them adieu, and saying—Again, will I return unto you, God willing, he sailed away from Ephesus;
Acts 20:2Passing through those parts, however, and exhorting them with much discourse, he came into Greece;
1 Corinthians 2:6Wisdom, however, we do speak, among the full-grown,—wisdom, indeed, not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are to come to nought;
1 Corinthians 11:34If anyone be hungry, at home, let him eat, lest, unto judgment, ye be coming together. And, the remaining things, whensoever I come, I will set in order.
1 Corinthians 16:5Now I will come unto you, as soon as I have passed through Macedonia,—for I do pass through Macedonia,
2 Corinthians 1:23But, I, call upon God, as a witness, against my own soul,—that, to spare you, not yet, have I come unto Corinth:
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 →