Biblia Todo Logo
Cross References

- Advertisements -




1 Corinthians 4:19

The Passion Translation

But I will come soon, if it pleases the Lord, and I will find out not only what these arrogant ones are saying, but also if they have power to back up their words!

See the chapter Copy

18 Cross References  

and said farewell to them, adding, “I will come back to you, if it is God’s will, after I go to Jerusalem to observe the feast.” Then he set sail from Ephesus for Caesarea.

Paul had it in his heart to go to Jerusalem and, on his way there, to revisit the places in Greece where he had ministered. “After that,” he said, “I have to go to Rome also.”

At every place he passed through, he brought words of great comfort and encouragement to the believers. Then he went on to Greece

Then he will send me to you with great joy in the pleasure of God’s will, and I will be spiritually refreshed by your fellowship.

If you are that hungry, eat at home first, so that when you gather together you will not bring judgment upon yourself. When I come to you, I will answer the other questions you asked me in your letter.

I would be delighted if you all spoke in tongues, but I desire even more that you impart prophetic revelation to others. Greater gain comes through the one who prophesies than the one who speaks in tongues, unless there is interpretation so that it builds up the entire church.

I plan to be traveling through Macedonia, and afterward I will visit you

For it’s not my desire to just see you in passing, but I would like to spend some time with you if the Lord permits.

However, there is a wisdom that we continually speak of when we are among the spiritually mature. It’s wisdom that didn’t originate in this present age, nor did it come from the rulers of this age who are in the process of being dethroned.

There are some among you who have exalted themselves as if I were not coming back to you.

Dear brothers and sisters, I’ve been referring allusively to myself and Apollos in order to illustrate what I’ve been saying. It is futile to move beyond what is written in the Scriptures and be inflated with self-importance by following and promoting one leader in competition with another.

Now, I call upon this faithful God as a witness against me if I’m not telling you the absolute truth. It was because I hold you in my heart that I decided not to return to Corinth, in order to spare you the humiliation of my rebuke.

I don’t want to seem as though I’m trying to bully you with my letters.

So with God’s enablement we will move on to deeper truths.

Instead you should say, “Our tomorrows are in the Lord’s hands and if he is willing we will live life to its fullest and do this or that.”




Follow us:

Advertisements


Advertisements