1 Corinthians 1:5

1:5 For you were made rich ¹  in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge ²  –

1 Corinthians 4:20

4:20 For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power.

1 Corinthians 14:36

14:36 Did the word of God begin with you, ³  or did it come to you alone?

[1:5]  ¹ sn Made rich refers to how God richly blessed the Corinthians with an abundance of spiritual gifts (cf. v. 7).

[1:5]  ² sn Speech and knowledge refer to the spiritual gifts God had blessed them with (as v. 7 confirms). Paul will discuss certain abuses of their gifts in chapters 12-14, but he thanks God for their giftedness.

[14:36]  ³ tn Grk “Did the word of God go out from you.”