1 Corinthians 4:21

New International Reader's Version

Which do you want? Should I come to you to correct and punish you? Or should I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:18

Some of you have become proud. You act as if I weren’t coming to you.

1 Corinthians 5:5

When you come together like this, hand this man over to Satan. Then the power of sin in his life will be destroyed. His spirit will be saved on the day the Lord returns.

2 Corinthians 1:23

I call God to be my witness. May he take my life if I’m lying. I wanted to spare you, so I didn’t return to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 10:6

Until you have obeyed completely, I will be ready to punish you every time you don’t obey.

2 Corinthians 10:8

Do I brag too much about the authority the Lord gave me? If I do, it’s because I want to build you up, not tear you down. And I’m not ashamed of that kind of bragging.

2 Corinthians 12:18

I asked Titus to go to you. And I sent our brother with him. Titus didn’t take advantage of you, did he? Didn’t we walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?

2 Corinthians 13:10

That’s why I write these things before I come to you. Then when I do come, I won’t have to be hard on you when I use my authority. The Lord gave me the authority to build you up. He didn’t give it to me to tear you down.

2 Corinthians 13:2

I already warned you during my second visit. I now say it again while I’m away. When I return, I won’t spare those who sinned earlier. I won’t spare any of the others either.

2 Corinthians 2:1

So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.

2 Corinthians 2:3

What I wrote to you I wrote for a special reason. When I came, I didn’t want to be troubled by those who should make me glad. I was sure that all of you would share my joy.

2 Corinthians 3:10

The glory of the old covenant is nothing compared with the far greater glory of the new.

Galatians 6:1

Brothers and sisters, what if someone is caught in a sin? Then you who live by the Spirit should correct that person. Do it in a gentle way. But be careful. You could be tempted too.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

Instead, we were like young children when we were with you. As a mother feeds and cares for her little children,

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure. That’s the most important thing about it. And that’s not all. It also loves peace. It thinks about others. It obeys. It is full of mercy and good fruit. It is fair. It doesn’t pretend to be what it is not.