1 Corinthians 7:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:28 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have tr..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:28 — KJV
“But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.”
— 1 Corinthians 7:28 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:28 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 7:28
“The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:28: hath, such, flesh
“Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:28: hast, hath, trouble
“Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:28: virgin, hath, such
“Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:28: sinned, hath, spare
“Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:28: virgin, hath, nevertheless
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