1 Corinthians 16:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 16:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 16:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 16:13 — KJV
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”
— 1 Corinthians 16:13 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 16:13 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 16:13
“Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. quit...: Heb. be men”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 16:13: quit, like, men
“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? appoint me...: or, convent me in judgment?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 16:13: stand, like, men
“Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon. ambushes: Heb. liers in wait”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 16:13: watch, stand, men
“Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. men...: Heb. men of heart”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 16:13: stand, quit, men
“O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 16:13: faith, like, strong
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