16. So I'm asking you to follow my example.
17. That's the reason I'm sending Timothy to you. He is like a son to me, and I love him. He is faithful in serving the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in serving Christ Jesus. And that agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
18. Some of you have become proud. You act as if I weren't coming to you.
19. But I will come very soon, if that's what the Lord wants. Then I will find out how those proud people are talking. I will also find out what power they have.
20. The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk. It is a matter of power.