KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “But” | δὲ | But, and, etc | But |
| “I will come” | ἐλεύσομαι | To come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | come |
| “to” | πρὸς | A preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated) | to |
| “you” | ὑμᾶς | You (as the objective of a verb or preposition) | you |
| “shortly,” | ταχέως | Briefly, i.e., (in time) speedily, or (in manner) rapidly | shortly |
| “if” | ἐὰν | A conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty | if |
| “the” | ὁ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “Lord” | κύριος | Supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title) | Lord |
| “will,” | θελήσῃ | To determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e., choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e., be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in | will |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “will know,” | γνώσομαι | To "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed) | know |
| “not” | οὐ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | not |
| “the” | τὸν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “speech” | λόγον | Something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e., Christ) | speech |
| “of them which” | τῶν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | of them which |
| “are puffed up,” | πεφυσιωμένων | To inflate, i.e., (figuratively) make proud (haughty) | are puffed up |
| “but” | ἀλλὰ | Properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) | but |
| “the” | τὴν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “power.” | δύναμιν· | Force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself) | power |
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17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
19 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.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
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