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


In Context

17 For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who will bring you into remembrance of my ways which are 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 who are puffed up, but the power.

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

21 What will ye? shall I come to you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

1 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:20For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of 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 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.