1 Corinthians 13:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 13:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 13:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it prof..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 13:3 — KJV
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”
— 1 Corinthians 13:3 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 13:3 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 13:3
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:3: though, poor, give
“And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. in goods: or, for good body: Heb. belly”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:3: goods, give, body
“And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:3: goods, poor, give
“For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:3: though, poor, give
“Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:3: goods, poor, nothing
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