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1 Corinthians (KJV)

16 chapters · 437 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.

About the Book of 1 Corinthians

First Corinthians addresses divisions, immorality, lawsuits, worship, spiritual gifts, and the resurrection in a struggling church. It applies the gospel to concrete problems, calling the church to unity and love.

Genre
Epistle
Author
The apostle Paul
First audience
The church in Corinth

How to read it: Read with the occasion in mind — Paul answers specific questions and conflicts; grasp the situation before applying his counsel.

It opens: “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,” (1 Corinthians 1:1)

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Key verses in 1 Corinthians

The verses of 1 Corinthians that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.

  • Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

  • But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

  • But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

  • Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

  • Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

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