1 Corinthians 4:20

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 My speech and my preaching were not in 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 of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 5 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;
  • 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
  • Rom 15:19 : 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God's Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News 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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    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.

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    4 My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

    5 that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

    6 We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

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    17 for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

  • 1 Cor 4:21
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    21 What 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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    5 and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

  • 2 Cor 13:3-4
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    3 seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me; who toward you is not weak, but is powerful in you.

    4 For he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you.

  • 2 Cor 10:3-4
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    3 For though we walk in the flesh, we don't wage war according to the flesh;

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  • Luke 11:20
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    10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

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    28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

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

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