1 Corinthians 4:21

English Standard Version Anglicised

²¹What do you wish? ^(A)Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

1 Corinthians 4:21

New International Version

²¹What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,^(A) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

²⁵correcting his opponents ^(A)with gentleness. God ^(B)may perhaps grant them repentance ^(C)leading to a knowledge of the truth,

²⁵Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,^(A)

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

New International Version (NIV)