1 Corinthians 9:5
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 9
“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?”1 Corinthians 9:5
What Does 1 Corinthians 9:5 Mean?
1 Corinthians 9:5 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 9, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 9:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Timothy 5:17“Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.”Matthew 19:12“For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”John 1:42“And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.”Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”Matthew 12:46“While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.”1 Corinthians 7:7“For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.”Revelation 22:14“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.”Matthew 8:14“And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.”Mark 1:30“But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.”John 2:12“After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.”Acts 1:14“These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.”1 Corinthians 7:39“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.”Galatians 1:19“But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.”Song of Solomon 4:12“A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.”Song of Solomon 5:1“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.”Matthew 13:55“Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?”Mark 6:3“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.”Luke 4:38“And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.”Luke 6:15“Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,”Romans 16:1“I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:”
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