1 Corinthians 4:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 4:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 4:10 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 4:10 — KJV
“We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.”
— 1 Corinthians 4:10 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:10 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 4:10
“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:10: christ, sake, weak
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:10: wise, weak, strong
“And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:10: weak, strong
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:10: sake, strong
“Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. prosper: or, do wisely”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:10: wise, strong
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