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1 Corinthians 4:21 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 4 · verse 21
What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?1 Corinthians 4:21 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 4:21 in context
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)
- meeknesspraotēsgentleness, mildness, meeknessG4236 →
- spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- comeerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- loveagapēaffection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love, love feastsG26 →
- rodrhabdosa staff, a walking stick, a twig, rod, branch, a rod with which one is beaten, a staff…G4464 →
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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