1 Corinthians 14:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 14:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 14:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 14:17 — KJV
“For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.”
— 1 Corinthians 14:17 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 14:17 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 14:17
“And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:17: well, other
“And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. Sitnah: that is, Hatred”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:17: well, other
“And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. Rehoboth: that is Room”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:17: well, other
“And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:17: well, other
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:17: well, other
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