1 Corinthians 14:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 14:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 14:40 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Let all things be done decently and in order." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 14:40 — KJV
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
— 1 Corinthians 14:40 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 14:40 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 14:40
“And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:40: let, things, done
“These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:40: things, done, order
“And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:40: let, things, order
“For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: wanting: or, left undone”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:40: things, done, order
“How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:40: let, things, done
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