1 Corinthians 9:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 9:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 9:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 9:5 — KJV
“Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? wife: or, woman”
— 1 Corinthians 9:5 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9:5 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 9:5
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:5: wife, well, other
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. her husband's...: or, her next kinsman”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:5: wife, well, other
“And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:5: wife, other, lord
“He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. to keep...: Heb. to dwell in an house”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:5: well, other, lord
“And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:5: sister, wife, other
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