1 Corinthians 7:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:26 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. distress: or,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:26 — KJV
“I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. distress: or, necessity”
— 1 Corinthians 7:26 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:26 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 7:26
“And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:”
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“And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
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“So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? with...: Heb. in his hand”
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“And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. with...: Heb. with one mouth”
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“Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.”
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