1 Corinthians 14 - 16

Prophecy and Tongues

1 s Pursue love, and t earnestly desire the u spiritual gifts, especially that you may v prophesy. 2 For w one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. 3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5 Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but x even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.

6 Now, brothers, 1 if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some y revelation or knowledge or prophecy or z teaching? 7 If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? 8 And a if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 9 So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be b speaking into the air. 10 There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning, 11 but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be c a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. 12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.

13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; d I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will e sing with my mind also. 16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider 2 say f "Amen" to g your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

20 Brothers, h do not be children in your thinking. i Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be j mature. 21 k In the Law it is written, l "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord." 22 Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign 3 not for unbelievers but for believers. 23 If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, m will they not say that you are out of your minds? 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, 25 n the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, o falling on his face, he will worship God and p declare that God is really among you.

Orderly Worship

26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has q a hymn, r a lesson, r a revelation, s a tongue, or t an interpretation. u Let all things be done for building up. 27 If any speak in s a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret. 28 But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others v weigh what is said. 30 If a revelation is made to another sitting there, w let the first be silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged, 32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.

33 For God is not a God of x confusion but of peace. As in y all the churches of the saints, 34 z the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but a should be in submission, as b the Law also says. 35 If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.

36 Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached? 37 c If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord. 38 If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. 39 So, my brothers, d earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 e But all things should be done decently and f in order.

1 Corinthians 15

The Resurrection of Christ

1 Now I would remind you, brothers, 4 of the gospel g I preached to you, which you received, h in which you stand, 2 and by which i you are being saved, if you j hold fast to the word I preached to you - k unless you believed in vain.

3 For l I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died m for our sins n in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised o on the third day p in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that q he appeared to Cephas, then r to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to s James, then t to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, u he appeared also to me. 9 For v I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because w I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, x I worked harder than any of them, y though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The Resurrection of the Dead

12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, z how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, a then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that b he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and c you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who d have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope 5 in this life only, e we are of all people most to be pitied.

20 But in fact f Christ has been raised from the dead, g the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as h by a man came death, i by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For j as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then k at his coming l those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers m the kingdom to God the Father after destroying n every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign o until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be p destroyed is death. 27 For q "God 6 has put all things in subjection under his feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection," it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When r all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that s God may be all in all.

29 Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? 30 Why are we t in danger every hour? 31 I protest, brothers, by u my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, v I die every day! 32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, w I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, x "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." 33 y Do not be deceived: z "Bad company ruins good morals." 7 34 a Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For b some have no knowledge of God. c I say this to your shame.

The Resurrection Body

35 But someone will ask, d "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" 36 You foolish person! e What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. 39 For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. 40 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.

42 f So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; g it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 Thus it is written, h "The first man Adam became a living being"; 8 i the last Adam became a j life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47 k The first man was from the earth, l a man of dust; m the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, n so also are those who are of heaven. 49 Just o as we have borne the image of the man of dust, p we shall 9 also bear the image of the man of heaven.

Mystery and Victory

50 I tell you this, brothers: q flesh and blood r cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. s We shall not all sleep, t but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For u the trumpet will sound, and v the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and w this mortal body must put on immortality.

54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
x "Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 y "O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?"

56 The sting of death is sin, and z the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, a who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 b Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in c the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord d your labor is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 16

The Collection for the Saints

1 Now concerning 10 e the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. 2 On f the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, g as he may prosper, h so that there will be no collecting when I come. 3 And when I arrive, I will send i those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me.

Plans for Travel

5 j I will visit you after passing through k Macedonia, for l I intend to pass through Macedonia, 6 and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may m help me on my journey, wherever I go. 7 For I do not want to see you now n just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, o if the Lord permits. 8 But I will stay in Ephesus until p Pentecost, 9 for q a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and r there are many adversaries.

10 s When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for t he is doing u the work of the Lord, as I am. 11 So v let no one despise him. w Help him on his way x in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.

Final Instructions

12 Now concerning y our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will 11 to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.

13 z Be watchful, a stand firm in the faith, b act like men, c be strong. 14 d Let all that you do be done in love.

15 Now I urge you, brothers 12 - you know that e the household 13 of Stephanas were f the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves g to the service of the saints - 16 h be subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. 17 I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for i your absence, 18 for they j refreshed my spirit as well as yours. k Give recognition to such men.

Greetings

19 The churches of Asia send you greetings. l Aquila and Prisca, together with m the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. 20 All the brothers send you greetings. n Greet one another with a holy kiss.

21 I, Paul, write o this greeting with my own hand. 22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be p accursed. Our Lord, come! 14 23 q The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. 24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

  1. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 16:14
    Let all that you do be done in love.
  2. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 12:31
    But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
  3. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 12:1
    Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
  4. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 11:4
    Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
    1 Corinthians 13:2
    And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
  5. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:18 - 23
    I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
    1 Corinthians 14:27 - 28
    If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret.
  6. Cross References
    Numbers 11:29
    But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord 's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!
  7. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:26
    What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
    Ephesians 1:17
    That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.
  8. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:26
    What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
    Acts 2:42
    And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
    Romans 6:17
    But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.
  9. Cross References
    Numbers 10:9
    And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies.
    Isaiah 58:1
    Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.
    Jeremiah 4:19
    My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
    Ezekiel 33:3 - 6
    And if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people.
    Joel 2:1
    Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near.
  10. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 9:26
    So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
  11. Cross References
    Acts 28:2
    The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.
  12. Cross References
    Ephesians 5:19
    Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.
    Colossians 3:16
    Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
    James 5:13
    Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
  13. Cross References
    Psalms 47:7
    For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
  14. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 16:36
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from ev...
    Nehemiah 5:13
    I also shook out the fold of my garment and sai...
    Nehemiah 8:6
    And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and a...
    Psalms 106:48
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from ev...
    Jeremiah 11:5
    That I may confirm the oath that I swore to you...
    Jeremiah 28:6
    And the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen! May the L...
    Revelation 5:14
    And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" and...
    Revelation 7:12
    Saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom an...
    Revelation 19:4
    And the twenty-four elders and the four living ...
    2 Corinthians 1:20
    For all the promises of God find their Yes in h...
  15. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 11:24
    And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.
  16. Cross References
    Ephesians 4:14
    So that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
    Hebrews 5:12 - 13
    For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 131:2
    But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.
    Isaiah 28:9
    To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast?
    Romans 16:19
    For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
    Matthew 18:3
    And said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  18. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 2:6
    Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
  19. Cross References
    John 10:34
    Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?
  20. Cross References
    Isaiah 28:11 - 12
    For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the Lord will speak to this people.
    Deuteronomy 28:49
    The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, swooping down like the eagle, a nation whose language you do not understand.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 28:11 - 12
    For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the Lord will speak to this people.
  22. Cross References
    Acts 2:13
    But others mocking said, "They are filled with new wine.
  23. Cross References
    Hebrews 4:12
    For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
  24. Cross References
    Luke 17:16
    And he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
  25. Cross References
    Isaiah 45:14
    Thus says the Lord : "The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you and be yours; they shall follow you; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you. They will plead with you, saying: 'Surely God is in you, and there is no other, no god besides him.'
    Zechariah 8:23
    Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'
  26. Cross References
    Ephesians 5:19
    Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.
  27. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:6
    Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
  28. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:6
    Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
  29. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:18
    I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
  30. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:5
    Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.
    1 Corinthians 14:13
    Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret.
    1 Corinthians 14:27 - 28
    If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret.
    1 Corinthians 12:10
    To another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
    1 Corinthians 12:30
    Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
  31. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 12:19
    Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved.
    2 Corinthians 13:10
    For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
    1 Corinthians 12:7
    To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
  32. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:26
    What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
  33. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 12:10
    To another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
    Job 12:11
    Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?
    1 John 4:1
    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  34. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:19 - 20
    Do not quench the Spirit.
  35. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:40
    But all things should be done decently and in order.
  36. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 7:17
    Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
  37. Cross References
    1 Timothy 2:11 - 12
    Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness.
  38. Cross References
    1 Peter 3:1
    Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives.
  39. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:21
    In the Law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.
  40. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 10:7
    Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
    1 John 4:6
    We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
  41. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 12:31
    But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
  42. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:31
    For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged.
    1 Corinthians 14:33
    For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints.
  43. Cross References
    Colossians 2:5
    For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
  44. Cross References
    2 Timothy 2:8
    Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel.
    1 Corinthians 3:6
    I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
  45. Cross References
    Romans 5:2
    Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
    2 Corinthians 1:24
    Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
    1 Peter 5:12
    By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
  46. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 1:18
    For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  47. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 11:2
    Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you.
    Hebrews 3:6
    But Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
    Hebrews 3:14
    For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
  48. Cross References
    Galatians 3:4
    Did you suffer so many things in vain - if indeed it was in vain?
  49. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 11:23
    For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread.
    Galatians 1:12
    For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
  50. Cross References
    John 1:29
    The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
    Galatians 1:4
    Who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.
    Hebrews 5:1
    For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
    Hebrews 5:3
    Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people.
    1 Peter 2:24
    He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
  51. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:1
    Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
    Daniel 9:26
    And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
    Zechariah 13:7
    Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
    1 Peter 1:11
    Inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.
  52. Cross References
    Hosea 6:2
    After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.
    Matthew 12:40
    For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
    John 2:22
    When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
  53. Cross References
    Psalms 16:10
    For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
    Isaiah 53:10
    Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
    Acts 2:25 - 32
    For David says concerning him, "'I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken.
    Acts 13:33 - 35
    This he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, "'You are my Son, today I have begotten you.
    Acts 26:22 - 23
    To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass:
  54. Cross References
    Luke 24:34
    Saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!
  55. Cross References
    Mark 16:14
    Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.
    Luke 24:36
    As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!
    John 20:19
    On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you.
    John 20:26
    Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you.
    Acts 10:41
    Not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
  56. Cross References
    Acts 12:17
    But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place.
  57. Cross References
    Luke 24:50
    Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.
    Acts 1:3 - 4
    He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
  58. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 9:1
    Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord?
  59. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 12:11
    I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing.
    Ephesians 3:7 - 8
    Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
    1 Timothy 1:13 - 16
    Though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief.
  60. Cross References
    Acts 8:3
    But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
  61. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 11:23
    Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one - I am talking like a madman - with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
    2 Corinthians 12:11
    I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing.
    Colossians 1:29
    For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
  62. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 3:6
    I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
    2 Corinthians 3:5
    Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.
    Philippians 2:13
    For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
    Matthew 10:20
    For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
  63. Cross References
    Acts 23:8
    For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
    2 Timothy 2:18
    Who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
  64. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 4:14
    For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
  65. Cross References
    Acts 2:24
    God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
  66. Cross References
    Romans 4:25
    Who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
  67. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 4:16
    For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
    Revelation 14:13
    And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!
  68. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 4:9
    For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.
    2 Timothy 3:12
    Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
  69. Cross References
    2 Timothy 2:8
    Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel.
    1 Peter 1:3
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
  70. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 15:23
    But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
    Acts 26:23
    That the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.
  71. Cross References
    Romans 5:12
    Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned -
  72. Cross References
    John 11:25
    Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
    Romans 6:23
    For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  73. Cross References
    Romans 5:14 - 18
    Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
  74. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 2:19
    For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
  75. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 15:52
    In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
    1 Thessalonians 4:16
    For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
    Luke 14:14
    And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
  76. Cross References
    Daniel 7:14
    And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
    Daniel 7:27
    And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.
  77. Cross References
    Ephesians 1:21
    Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
  78. Cross References
    Psalms 110:1
    The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.
  79. Cross References
    2 Timothy 1:10
    And which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
    Revelation 20:14
    Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
    Revelation 21:4
    He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
  80. Cross References
    Ephesians 1:22
    And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church.
    Psalms 8:6
    You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet.
    Matthew 11:27
    All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
    Matthew 28:18
    And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
  81. Cross References
    Psalms 8:6
    You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet.
  82. Cross References
    Philippians 3:21
    Who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
  83. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 3:23
    And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
    1 Corinthians 11:3
    But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.
  84. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 11:26
    On frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers.
  85. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 2:19
    For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
  86. Cross References
    Luke 9:23
    And he said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
    Romans 8:36
    As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
  87. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 1:8
    For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.
  88. Cross References
    Isaiah 22:13
    And behold, joy and gladness, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
    Isaiah 56:12
    "Come," they say, "let me get wine; let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day, great beyond measure."
    Luke 12:19
    And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.
  89. Cross References
    Isaiah 22:13
    And behold, joy and gladness, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
  90. Cross References
    James 1:16
    Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
  91. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 5:6
    Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
  92. Cross References
    Romans 13:11
    Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
  93. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 4:5
    Not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.
  94. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 6:5
    I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers.
    1 Corinthians 4:14
    I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
  95. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:3
    And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord God, you know.
  96. Cross References
    John 12:24
    Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
  97. Cross References
    Daniel 12:3
    And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
    Matthew 13:43
    Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
  98. Cross References
    Philippians 3:21
    Who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
    Colossians 3:4
    When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
  99. Cross References
    Genesis 2:7
    Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
  100. Cross References
    Romans 5:14
    Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
  101. Cross References
    John 5:21
    For as the Father raises the dead and gives the...
    John 6:33
    For the bread of God is he who comes down from ...
    John 6:39 - 40
    And this is the will of him who sent me, that I...
    John 6:54
    Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood h...
    John 6:57
    As the living Father sent me, and I live becaus...
    Romans 8:2
    For the law of the Spirit of life has set you f...
    Romans 8:10
    But if Christ is in you, although the body is d...
  102. Cross References
    Genesis 2:7
    Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
  103. Cross References
    John 3:31
    He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
  104. Cross References
    Genesis 2:7
    Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
    Genesis 3:19
    By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
  105. Cross References
    John 3:13
    No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
    John 3:31
    He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
  106. Cross References
    Philippians 3:20
    But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
  107. Cross References
    Genesis 5:3
    When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
  108. Cross References
    Romans 8:29
    For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
  109. Cross References
    Matthew 16:17
    And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
  110. Cross References
    John 3:3
    Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
    John 3:5
    Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
  111. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 4:15
    For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
    1 Thessalonians 4:17
    Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
  112. Cross References
    Philippians 3:21
    Who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
  113. Cross References
    Matthew 24:31
    And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
    1 Thessalonians 4:16
    For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
    Isaiah 27:13
    And in that day a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were lost in the land of Assyria and those who were driven out to the land of Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain at Jerusalem.
    Zechariah 9:14
    Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; the Lord God will sound the trumpet and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.
  114. Cross References
    John 5:25
    Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
    John 5:28
    Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
    Luke 20:36
    For they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
  115. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 5:2 - 4
    For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling.
  116. Cross References
    Isaiah 25:8
    He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken.
    Hebrews 2:14 - 15
    Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.
    Revelation 20:14
    Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
    Revelation 21:4
    He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
  117. Cross References
    Isaiah 25:8
    He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken.
  118. Cross References
    Hosea 13:14
    Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death? O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
  119. Cross References
    Romans 4:15
    For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.
    Romans 5:13
    For sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.
    Romans 7:5
    For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.
    Romans 7:8
    But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead.
    Romans 7:13
    Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure.
  120. Cross References
    Romans 8:37
    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
    1 John 5:4
    For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith.
  121. Cross References
    2 Peter 3:14
    Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
  122. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 16:10
    When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am.
    Jeremiah 48:10
    Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
    John 6:28
    Then they said to him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?
  123. Cross References
    Galatians 6:9
    And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
    1 Corinthians 3:8
    He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.
  124. Cross References
    Acts 24:17
    Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings.
  125. Cross References
    Acts 20:7
    On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.
    Revelation 1:10
    I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
  126. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 8:3
    For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord.
    2 Corinthians 8:11
    So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have.
  127. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 9:3
    But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be.
  128. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 8:18 - 19
    With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his preaching of the gospel.
  129. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 4:19
    But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power.
  130. Cross References
    Acts 16:9
    And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us.
  131. Cross References
    Acts 19:21
    Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
  132. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 16:11
    So let no one despise him. Help him on his way in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.
    Acts 15:3
    So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
  133. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 1:15 - 16
    Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace.
  134. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 4:19
    But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power.
    Acts 18:21
    But on taking leave of them he said, "I will return to you if God wills," and he set sail from Ephesus.
    James 4:15
    Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.
  135. Cross References
    Acts 2:1
    When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.
  136. Cross References
    Acts 14:27
    And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
  137. Cross References
    Acts 19:9
    But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.
  138. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 4:17
    That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
    2 Corinthians 1:1
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
  139. Cross References
    Romans 16:21
    Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
    1 Thessalonians 3:2
    And we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith.
    Philippians 2:20
    For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.
    Philippians 2:22
    But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.
  140. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 15:58
    Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
  141. Cross References
    1 Timothy 4:12
    Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
    Titus 2:15
    Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
  142. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 16:6
    And perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may help me on my journey, wherever I go.
  143. Cross References
    Acts 15:33
    And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.
  144. Cross References
    Acts 18:24
    Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures.
  145. Cross References
    Matthew 24:42
    Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
  146. Cross References
    Galatians 5:1
    For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm ...
    Philippians 1:27
    Only let your manner of life be worthy of the g...
    Philippians 4:1
    Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long fo...
    1 Thessalonians 3:8
    For now we live, if you are standing fast in th...
    2 Thessalonians 2:15
    So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the t...
    1 Corinthians 15:1
    Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel...
  147. Cross References
    1 Samuel 4:9
    Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; be men and fight.
    2 Samuel 10:12
    Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.
    Isaiah 46:8
    Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors.
  148. Cross References
    Ephesians 3:16
    That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being.
    Ephesians 6:10
    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
    Colossians 1:11
    May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.
  149. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 14:1
    Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
  150. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 1:16
    (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.)
  151. Cross References
    Romans 16:5
    Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia.
  152. Cross References
    Romans 15:31
    That I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.
  153. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:12
    We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you.
    Hebrews 13:17
    Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
  154. Cross References
    Philippians 2:30
    For he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.
    2 Corinthians 11:9
    And when I was with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.
    Philemon 1:13
    I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel.
  155. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 7:13
    Therefore we are comforted. And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
    Romans 15:32
    So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
    Philemon 1:7
    For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.
    Philemon 1:20
    Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
  156. Cross References
    Philippians 2:29
    So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men.
    1 Thessalonians 5:12
    We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you.
  157. Cross References
    Acts 18:2
    And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them.
  158. Cross References
    Romans 16:5
    Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia.
  159. Cross References
    Romans 16:16
    Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
  160. Cross References
    Colossians 4:18
    I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
    2 Thessalonians 3:17
    I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.
    Romans 16:22
    I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.
    Galatians 6:11
    See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.
    Philemon 1:19
    I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.
  161. Cross References
    Romans 9:3
    For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.
  162. Cross References
    Romans 16:20
    The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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