1 Corinthians 4:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
  • 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds; 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
  • 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 For our gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and in full conviction; as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone who believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
  • Rom 15:19 : 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so from Jerusalem and all around to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

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

    19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the words of those who are puffed up, but the power.

  • 1 Cor 2:4-6
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    4And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

    5that your faith should not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

    6However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

  • Rom 14:17
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    17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

  • 1 Cor 4:21
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    21What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5For our gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and in full conviction; as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

  • 2 Cor 13:3-4
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    3Since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who toward you is not weak, but is mighty in you.

    4For though He was crucified through weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.

  • 2 Cor 10:3-4
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    3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh:

    4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds;

  • Luke 11:20
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    20But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, no doubt the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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    10Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.

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    6Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.

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    17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

    18For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

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    7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us.

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    10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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    20And when he was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation:

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  • Matt 12:28
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    28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

  • Matt 10:20
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    20For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

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    30And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

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    4Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who can say to him, 'What are you doing?'

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    7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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    12So then, death works in us, but life in you.

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    9Not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to follow.

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    4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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    20For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

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    20Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be infants, but in understanding be mature.

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    9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

    10For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

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    20And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

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    7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

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    1And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

  • Col 4:4
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    4That I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.

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    24Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

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    2But have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

  • 1 Thess 2:13
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    13For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectively works also in you who believe.

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    11They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power;

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    20So the word of God grew mightily and prevailed.

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    12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

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    19And what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power,

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    12For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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    24Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.

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    1Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God.