1 Corinthians 4:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 4:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 4:9 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 4:9 — KJV
“For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. us...: or, us the last apostles, as spectacle: Gr. theatre”
— 1 Corinthians 4:9 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:9 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 4:9
“He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:9: god, hath, set
“Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:9: hath, last, appointed
“And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. diversities: or, kinds”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:9: god, hath, set
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:9: god, hath, forth
“And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:9: god, hath, set
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