1 Corinthians 12:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 12:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 12:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man ca..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 12:3 — KJV
“Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. accursed: or, anathema”
— 1 Corinthians 12:3 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 12:3 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 12:3
“Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:3: wherefore, give, god
“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:3: god, accursed, can
“And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. holy God: Heb. holy Gods”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:3: give, god, can
“And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. shall be weak...: Heb. shall go into water”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:3: wherefore, spirit, god
“There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; father: or, grandfather”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:3: understand, spirit, god
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