1 Corinthians 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 3:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 3:5 — KJV
“Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?”
— 1 Corinthians 3:5 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 3:5 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 3:5
“Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:5: then, whom, lord
“With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:5: whom, even, lord
“And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou. young...: or, servants order: Heb. bind, or, tie”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:5: then, whom, even
“Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:5: then, lord, gave
“The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen. famish: Heb. make lean”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:5: then, even, lord
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