1 Corinthians 9:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 9:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 9:16 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I pre..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 9:16 — KJV
“For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!”
— 1 Corinthians 9:16 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9:16 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 9:16
“From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. uttermost...: Heb. wing My leanness: Heb. Leanness to me, or, My secret to me”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:16: glory, yea, woe
“Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:16: though, yea, woe
“Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:16: preach, gospel, yea
“For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:16: though, preach, gospel
“I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:16: though, nothing, glory
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