1 Corinthians 4:20

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For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
  • 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments 5 and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ.
  • 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 The Power of the Gospel For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
  • Rom 15:19 : 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as 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 is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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  • 1 Cor 4:18-19
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    18Some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

    19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

  • 1 Cor 2:4-6
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    4My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

    5so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

    6Wisdom from God Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

  • Rom 14:17
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    17For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, 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 of discipline or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

  • 2 Cor 13:3-4
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    3since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

    4For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.

  • 2 Cor 10:3-4
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    3For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards,

    4for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments

  • Luke 11:20
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    20But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

  • Zech 4:6
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    6Therefore he told me,“This is the LORD’s message to Zerubbabel:‘Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”

  • 1 Cor 1:17-18
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    17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel– and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.

    18The Message of the Cross For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

  • 2 Cor 4:7
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    7An Eternal Weight of Glory But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.

  • Eph 6:10
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    10Exhortations for Spiritual Warfare Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.

  • Luke 17:20-21
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    20The Coming of the Kingdom Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered,“The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,

    21nor will they say,‘Look, here it is!’ or‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

  • Matt 12:28
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    28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

  • Matt 10:20
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    20For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him,“What are you doing?”

  • 2 Tim 1:7
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    7For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.

  • 2 Cor 4:12
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    12As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

  • 2 Thess 3:9
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    9It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

  • 1 Cor 5:4
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    4When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus,

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    20For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

  • 1 Cor 14:20
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    20Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

  • 2 Cor 10:9-10
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    9I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

    10because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

  • 1 Thess 1:8
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    8For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything.

  • Luke 13:20
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    20Again he said,“To what should I compare the kingdom of God?

  • 2 Cor 6:7
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    7by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,

  • 1 Cor 2:1
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    1When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.

  • Col 4:4
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    4Pray that I may make it known as I should.

  • 2 Cor 1:24
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    24I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

  • 2 Cor 4:2
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    2But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

  • 1 Thess 2:13
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    13And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

  • Ps 145:11
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    11They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom; they will tell about your power,

  • Acts 19:20
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    20In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.

  • Eph 6:12
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    12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

  • 1 Cor 15:50
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    50Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

  • Rom 10:8
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    8But what does it say?“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”(that is, the word of faith that we preach),

  • Eph 1:19
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    19and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.

  • Heb 4:12
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    12For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.

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    24Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

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    1Submission to Civil Government Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.