1 Corinthians 4:19

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“But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.”

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BSBPD

“But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“but I will come quickly unto you, if the Lord may will, and I will know not the word of those puffed up, but the power;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 4:19 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 18:21But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
  2. Acts 19:21After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
  3. Acts 20:2After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
  4. Romans 15:32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
  5. 1 Corinthians 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
  6. 1 Corinthians 4:18Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
  7. 1 Corinthians 11:34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
  8. 1 Corinthians 14:5I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
  9. 1 Corinthians 16:5After I go through Macedonia, however, I will come to you; for I will be going through Macedonia.
  10. 2 Corinthians 1:15Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
  11. 2 Corinthians 1:23I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
  12. 2 Corinthians 2:1So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
  13. 2 Corinthians 10:9I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
  14. 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
  15. Hebrews 6:3And this we will do, if God permits.
  16. James 4:15Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

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