1 CORINTHIANS 4:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
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 — Paul will visit and 'find out' (gnōsis) the distinction between talk (logos) and power (dynamis). The arrogant boasters' words (likely their claims to superior knowledge/wisdom) will be measured against their actual capacity to manifest the Spirit's power. Words without power are empty.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 4:19
And therefore he goes on, “But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will.” Now to say this only would seem to be mere threatening. But to promise himself and demand from them the requisite proof by actions also; this was a course for a truly high spirit. Accordingly he added this too, saying, “And I will know, not the word of them which are puffed up, but the power.” For not from any excellencies of their own but from their teacher's absence, this self-will arose. Which…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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