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New Testament1 Corinthians · Chapter 1

1 Corinthians 1:22

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 1:22 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

1 Corinthians 1:22 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

1 Corinthians 1:22 — KJV

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

1 Corinthians 1:22 (KJV)

1 Corinthians 1:22 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.

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Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 1:22

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:22: sign, seek, after

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:22: sign, seek, after

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:22: sign, seek, after

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:22: jews, greeks, wisdom

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 1:22: seek, after

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey