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


In Context

17 Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

18 Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

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

21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

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 Webster 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.