1 Corinthians 4:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 4:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 4:15 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 4:15 — KJV
“For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.”
— 1 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:15 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 4:15
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:15: though, christ, yet
“And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. chief...: Heb. house of the father”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:15: ten, thousand, fathers
“For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. wounded: Heb. thrust through”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:15: though, ten, yet
“Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. Though...: or, If they would have been at peace, so should they have been many, and so should they have been shorn, and he should have passed away cut down: Heb. shorn”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:15: though, yet, many
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:15: ten, christ, jesus
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