1 Corinthians 4:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 4:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 4:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 4:21 — KJV
“What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?”
— 1 Corinthians 4:21 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:21 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 4:21
“When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:21: come, rod
“Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:21: come, rod
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. pools...: Heb. gathering of their waters”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:21: come, rod
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:21: come, rod
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:21: come, rod
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