1 Corinthians 15:34
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:34 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:34 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:34 — KJV
“Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:34 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:34 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 15:34
“When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:34: sin, some, god
“And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:34: sin, god, speak
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:34: righteousness, god, speak
“And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:34: sin, knowledge, god
“But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:34: sin, god, speak
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