1 Corinzi 4:18

18 Or alcuni si son gonfiati come se io non dovessi recarmi da voi;

1 Corinzi 4:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:18

Now some are puffed up
Some with their gifts, learning, and eloquence, and with the high station they were in, in the church; believing they should continue therein undisturbed, thinking them selves safe and secure through the absence of the apostle, and which they flattered themselves would always be the case:

as though I would not come to you;
and others that were for Apollos and Cephas against Paul, were puffed up against their fellow members on the same account; hoping they should never see him more, to put them in any other situation than what they were in, by demolishing their factions and parties; and others, as the incestuous person, and those that took encouragement to sin by his example, were also puffed up upon this score, and mourned not over, nor repented of their iniquities, but remained secure and hardened; believing the apostle would never more come among them, to call them to an account for their malpractices.

1 Corinzi 4:18 In-Context

16 Io vi esorto dunque: Siate miei imitatori.

17 Appunto per questo vi ho mandato Timoteo, che è mio figliuolo diletto e fedele nel Signore; egli vi ricorderà quali siano le mie vie in Cristo Gesù, com’io insegni da per tutto, in ogni chiesa.

18 Or alcuni si son gonfiati come se io non dovessi recarmi da voi;

19 ma, se il Signore vorrà, mi recherò presto da voi, e conoscerò non il parlare ma la potenza di coloro che si son gonfiati;

20 perché il regno di Dio non consiste in parlare, ma in potenza.