1 Corinthians 4:20

In 9 translations

BSB

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

KJV

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

WEB

For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

for not in word is the reign of God, but in power?

DBY

For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in power.Elohim

DRC

For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.

GNV

For the kingdome of God is not in worde, but in power.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

οὐ γὰρ ἐν λόγῳ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλʼ ἐν δυνάμει.

RP2018

Οὐ γὰρ ἐν λόγῳ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀλλ’ ἐν δυνάμει.

TR-Boyd

Οὐ γὰρ ἐν λόγῳ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀλλ᾿ ἐν δυνάμει.

SCR1894

ου γαρ εν λογω η βασιλεια του θεου αλλ εν δυναμει

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Corinthians 2:4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4–5The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take…
• Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 1:16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
• Romans 15:19by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 1:24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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