Verse 20

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of words, but of power.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 My message and my preaching were not based on persuasive words of human wisdom but on a demonstration of the Spirit and of power.
  • 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they are powerful through God for the destruction of strongholds. We demolish arguments 5 and every lofty thing that rises up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
  • 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake.
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
  • Rom 15:19 : 19 By the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.