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1 Corinthians 4:19 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 4 · verse 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.1 Corinthians 4:19 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 4:19 in context
17For 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.
18Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
19But 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.
20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- shortlytacheōsquickly, shortlyG5030 →
- speechlogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- powerdynamisstrength power, ability, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its…G1411 →
- comeerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
- knowginōskōto learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel, to become known, to…G1097 →
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Here, I. He tells them of his having sent Timothy to them, to bring them into remembrance of his ways in Christ, as he taught every where in every church (Co1 4:17) - to remind them of his ways in Christ, to refresh their memory as to his preaching and practice, what he taught, and how he lived among them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-21