but on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.
1 Corinthians 4:19 - Revised Standard Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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). American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible 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. Catholic Public Domain Version But I will return to you soon, if the Lord is willing. And I will consider, not the words of those who are inflated, but the virtue. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
but on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.
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.”
When he had gone through these parts and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.
so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
if any one is hungry, let him eat at home—lest you come together to be condemned. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues, unless some one interprets, so that the church may be edified.
I will visit you after passing through Macedonia, for I intend to pass through Macedonia,
For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
I have applied all this to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brethren, 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.
But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth.
Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and we shall do this or that.”