1 Corinthians 4:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 4:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 4:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 4:20 — KJV
“For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.”
— 1 Corinthians 4:20 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:20 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 4:20
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:20: god, word, power
“And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:20: kingdom, god, power
“Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. from...: or, from Migdol to Syene”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:20: god, word, power
“Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:20: kingdom, god, power
“And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:20: kingdom, god, power
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