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1 Corinthians 4:19
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KJ21
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and will know, not the speech of those who are puffed up, but the power.
ASV
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.
AMP
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not just the talk of these arrogant people, but [evaluate] their [spiritual] power [whether they live up to their own claims].
AMPC
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 (the moral power and excellence of soul they really possess).
BRG
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.
CSB
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk, but the power of those who are arrogant.
CSBA
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk, but the power of those who are arrogant.
CEB
But, if the Lord is willing, I’ll come to you soon. Then I won’t focus on what these arrogant people say, but I’ll find out what power they possess.
CJB
But I am coming to you soon, if the Lord wills; and I will take cognizance not of the talk of these arrogant people but of their power.
CEV
But if the Lord lets me come, I will soon be there. Then I will find out if the ones who are doing all this bragging really have any power.
DARBY
but I will come quickly to you, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of those that are puffed up, but the power.
DLNT
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills. And I shall come-to-know not the talk of the ones having been puffed-up, but the power.
DRA
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will: and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power.
ERV
But I will come to you very soon, the Lord willing. Then I will see if these proud talkers have the power to do anything more than talk.
EASY
But I will come to visit you again soon, if the Lord wants me to. Then I will find out what these proud people are really like. It is not just the words that they say. I will find out if they have the power of God.
EHV
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out about the power, not the talk, of those who are arrogant.
ESV
But 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.
ESVUK
But 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.
EXB
But I will come to you very soon if the Lord ·wishes [wills; allows]. Then I will ·know [find out; learn] ·what the proud ones do, not what they say [L not just the talk/word of these arrogant people, but also their power],
GNV
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and I will know, not the words of them which are puffed up, but the power.
GW
If it’s the Lord’s will, I’ll visit you soon. Then I’ll know what these arrogant people are saying and what power they have.
GNT
If the Lord is willing, however, I will come to you soon, and then I will find out for myself the power which these proud people have, and not just what they say.
HCSB
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk but the power of those who are inflated with pride.
ICB
But I will come very soon if the Lord wants me to. Then I will see what those who are proud can do, not what they say.
ISV
But I will come to you soon if it’s the Lord’s will. Then I’ll discover not only what these arrogant people are saying but also what power they have,
PHILLIPS
Some of you have apparently grown conceited enough to think that I should not visit you. But please God it will not be long before I do come in person. Then I shall be able to see what power, apart from their words, these pretentious ones among you really possess. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of a spate of word but of the power of Christian living.
JUB
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and will know not the words of those who are puffed up, but the virtue.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall know, not the words of those who are puffed up but their power.
LEB
But I am coming to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk of the ones who have become arrogant, but the power.
TLB
But I will come, and soon, if the Lord will let me, and then I’ll find out whether these proud men are just big talkers or whether they really have God’s power.
MSG
I know there are some among you who are so full of themselves they never listen to anyone, let alone me. They don’t think I’ll ever show up in person. But I’ll be there sooner than you think, God willing, and then we’ll see if they’re full of anything but hot air. God’s Way is not a matter of mere talk; it’s an empowered life.
MEV
But I will come to you shortly if the Lord wills. And I will know not only what those who are arrogant are saying, but also their power.
MOUNCE
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the speech of these arrogant people but their power.
NOG
If it’s the Lord’s will, I’ll visit you soon. Then I’ll know what these arrogant people are saying and what power they have.
NABRE
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I shall ascertain not the talk of these inflated people but their power.
NASB
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the words of those who are arrogant, but their power.
NASB1995
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the words of those who are arrogant but their power.
NCB
However, I will come to you soon, if it is the Lord’s will, and then I will ascertain the actual power of these arrogant people as opposed to their words.
NCV
But I will come to you very soon if the Lord wishes. Then I will know what the proud ones do, not what they say,
NET
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.
NIRV
But I will come very soon, if that’s what the Lord wants. Then I will find out how those proud people are talking. I will also find out what power they have.
NIV
But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.
NIVUK
But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.
NKJV
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
NLV
If the Lord wants me to, I will come soon. I will find out when I come if these proud people have God’s power, or if they just use a lot of big words.
NLT
But I will come—and soon—if the Lord lets me, and then I’ll find out whether these arrogant people just give pretentious speeches or whether they really have God’s power.
NMB
But I will come to you shortly, if God so wills, and will know not the words of those who swell, but the power.
NRSVA
But 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.
NRSVACE
But 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.
NRSVCE
But 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.
NRSVUE
But 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.
NTFE
But I will come to you quickly, if the Lord wants it that way; and then I’ll find out, not what these puffed-up people are saying, but how powerful they are.
OJB
But I will come shortly to you, im yirtzeh Hashem (if the L-rd wills), and I will find out not the speech of the ones having been puffed up but the ko’ach (power).
RGT
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the words of those who are puffed up, but the power.
RSV
But 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.
RSVCE
But 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.
TLV
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing; and I will find out not the talk of those who are puffed up, but their power.
VOICE
But I am coming. Lord willing, I will be with you soon. Then I will know what power is backing those arrogant folks and their words.
WEB
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
WE
But I will come soon if it is the Lord's will. Then I will find, not the talk of those proud people, but their power.
WYC
but I shall come to you soon, if God will; and I shall know not the word of them that be blown with pride [that be in-blown with pride], but the virtue.
YLT
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;
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