1 Corinthians 12:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 12:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 12:1 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 12:1 — KJV
“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.”
— 1 Corinthians 12:1 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 12:1 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 12:1
“Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. among: or, in”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:1: now, brethren, would
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:1: concerning, brethren, would
“Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:1: now, brethren, would
“For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. For: or, Now”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:1: now, brethren, would
“Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:1: now, concerning, would
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