1 Corinthians 9:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 9:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 9:27 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 9:27 — KJV
“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
— 1 Corinthians 9:27 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9:27 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 9:27
“And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. pay: Heb. weigh”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:27: keep, into, any
“For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:27: under, lest, any
“That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:27: under, lest, any
“And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:27: bring, into, lest
“Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:27: under, into, lest
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