1 Corinthians 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 1:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 1:17 — KJV
“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. words: or, speech”
— 1 Corinthians 1:17 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 1:17 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 1:17
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:17: sent, words, lest
“Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:17: christ, preach, gospel
“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:17: christ, gospel, lest
“And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. privately: or, severally”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:17: preach, gospel, lest
“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:17: christ, should, none
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