1 Corinthians 12:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 12:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 12:2 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 12:2 — KJV
“Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.”
— 1 Corinthians 12:2 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 12:2 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 12:2
“Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. them...: Heb. the captivity”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:2: know, carried, away
“Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:2: carried, away, even
“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:2: know, away, these
“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:2: know, even, led
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:2: know, these, led
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