1 Corinthians 7:40
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 7
“But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.”1 Corinthians 7:40
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:40 Mean?
1 Corinthians 7:40 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 7, verse 40 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Holy Spirit.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 7:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 7:25“Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.”2 Corinthians 8:10“And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.”Acts 15:28“For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;”1 Corinthians 7:1“Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”1 Corinthians 7:8“I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.”Luke 1:3“It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,”1 Corinthians 7:6“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”1 Corinthians 7:10“And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:”1 Corinthians 7:35“And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.”1 Corinthians 9:1“Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?”1 Corinthians 9:8“Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?”1 Corinthians 14:36“What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?”2 Corinthians 10:8“For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:”2 Corinthians 12:11“I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.”1 Thessalonians 4:8“He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.”2 Peter 3:15“And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;”Job 32:10“Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.”1 Corinthians 14:37“If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.”
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