1 Corinthians 4:18-21

The Ministry of Apostles

¹⁸ Some are _r arrogant, _s as though I were not coming to you. ¹⁹ But _t I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. ²⁰ For _u the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. ²¹ What do you wish? _v Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

1. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 4:6
   I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 4:21
   What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?
   2 Corinthians 10:2
   I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 11:34
   If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home - so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
   1 Corinthians 16:5 - 6
   I will visit you after passing through Macedonia, for I intend to pass through Macedonia.
   Acts 19:21
   Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
   Acts 20:2
   When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.
   2 Corinthians 1:15 - 16
   Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace.
   
4. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 2:4
   And my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 1:23
   But I call God to witness against me - it was t...
   2 Corinthians 2:1
   For I made up my mind not to make another painf...
   2 Corinthians 2:3
   And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I mig...
   2 Corinthians 12:20
   For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find ...
   2 Corinthians 13:2
   I warned those who sinned before and all the ot...
   2 Corinthians 13:10
   For this reason I write these things while I am...