1 Corinthians 6:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 6:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 6:19 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not y..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 6:19 — KJV
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”
— 1 Corinthians 6:19 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 6:19 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 6:19
“This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:19: know, holy, god
“And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:19: know, holy, ghost
“And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? a worshipper: Gr. the temple keeper”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:19: know, temple, god
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:19: holy, ghost, god
“God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? gifts: or, distributions”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:19: holy, ghost, god
Pray 1 Corinthians 6:19
Generate a Prayer from 1 Corinthians 6:19
Our AI will write a personal prayer inspired by this scripture — tailored to your situation. Free, instant, no account needed.
✦ Pray This Verse