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1 Corinthians 4:19–20

19 But tI will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. 20 For uthe kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.

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1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 But I will come—and soon—if the Lord lets me, and then I’ll find out whether these arrogant people just give pretentious speeches or whether they really have God’s power. 20 For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 But I will come to you very soon if the Lord wishes. Then I will know what the proud ones do, not what they say, 20 because the kingdom of God is present not in talk but in power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 but I will come quickly to you, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of those that are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 If it’s the Lord’s will, I’ll visit you soon. Then I’ll know what these arrogant people are saying and what power they have. 20 God’s kingdom is not just talk, it is power. 

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk but the power of those who are inflated with pride. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. 20 For the kingdom of God depends not on talk but on power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 But I am coming to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk of the ones who have become arrogant, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not with talk, but with power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 But I will come very soon, if that’s what the Lord wants. Then I will find out how those proud people are talking. I will also find out what power they have. 20 The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk. It is a matter of power.

1 Corinthians 4:19–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the words of those who are arrogant but their power.

20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power.


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