1 Corinthians 4:20 KJV
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
1 Corinthians 4:17–21 KJV Chapter Context
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For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
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Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
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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.
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For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
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What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?