1 Corinthians 1:17
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 1
“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.”1 Corinthians 1:17
What Does 1 Corinthians 1:17 Mean?
1 Corinthians 1:17 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 1:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 2:4“And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:”1 Corinthians 2:1“And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.”1 Corinthians 2:13“Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”2 Peter 1:16“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”1 Corinthians 2:5“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”2 Corinthians 11:6“But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.”2 Corinthians 10:10“For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”John 4:2“(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)”2 Corinthians 4:2“But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”Acts 26:17“Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,”2 Corinthians 10:3“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:”Judges 3:31“And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.”Acts 10:48“And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”Galatians 3:17“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”
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