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19 But I will come to you [and] shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will perceive and understand not what the talk of these puffed up and arrogant spirits amount to, but their force ([a]the moral power and excellence of soul they really possess).

20 For the kingdom of God consists of and is based on not talk but power ([b]moral power and excellence of soul).

21 Now which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of correction, or with love and in a spirit of gentleness?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 4:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. 1 Corinthians 4:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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