1 Corinthians 4:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 4:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 4:14 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 4:14 — KJV
“I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.”
— 1 Corinthians 4:14 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:14 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 4:14
“And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:14: these, things, sons
“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:14: these, things, sons
“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:14: these, things, beloved
“[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.] My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Maschil: or, of instruction is inditing: Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:14: write, things, sons
“These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:14: these, things, sons
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