20For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.


In Context

17 For this reason I am sending to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.

18 Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

19 But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.

20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a whip, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

1st Corinthians 4:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:20For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in power.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:20For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20for not in word is the reign of God, but in power?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.