1 Corinthians 3:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 3:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 3:15 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 3:15 — KJV
“If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”
— 1 Corinthians 3:15 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 3:15 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 3:15
“Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? meet: Heb. made fit”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:15: any, work, burned
“Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? Is it...: Heb. Will it prosper?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:15: any, work, burned
“Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:15: any, himself, yet
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. The fire...: or, A great fire”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:15: burned, yet, fire
“And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:15: any, burned, fire
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