1 Corinthians 9:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 9:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 9:4 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Have we not power to eat and to drink?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 9:4 — KJV
“Have we not power to eat and to drink?”
— 1 Corinthians 9:4 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9:4 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 9:4
“And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:4: eat, drink
“Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:4: eat, drink
“And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:4: eat, drink
“And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:4: eat, drink
“And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:4: eat, drink
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