1 Corinthians 14:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 14:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 14:8 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 14:8 — KJV
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
— 1 Corinthians 14:8 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 14:8 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 14:8
“And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:8: trumpet, sound, himself
“And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:8: trumpet, sound, battle
“And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:8: trumpet, sound, prepare
“There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. trumpet: or, cornet”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:8: trumpet, sound
“And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:8: trumpet, sound
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