Verse 20
For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power.
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.