1 Corinthians 13 cross-references
1 Corinthians 13 has 13 verses, which point to 304 other passages and are cited by 202. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
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- 1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 64 votes
- 1 Timothy 1:5 — Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith… 64 votes
- Galatians 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 46 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:8 — Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall… 34 votes
- Galatians 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by… 32 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:2–3 — And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have… 27 votes
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- 1 Corinthians 13:13 — And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 76 votes
- 1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 35 votes
- Mark 16:17 — And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with… 20 votes
- Matthew 7:22 — Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast… 20 votes
1 Corinthians 13:2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
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- 1 John 4:8 — He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 24 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 — And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not… 16 votes
- 1 John 4:20–21 — If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he… 14 votes
- Matthew 17:20 — And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of… 11 votes
- Matthew 21:21 — Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only… 9 votes
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 — If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 8 votes
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- Matthew 17:20 — And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of… 31 votes
- Mark 11:23 — For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast… 30 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:1 — Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or… 27 votes
- Galatians 6:3 — For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 13 votes
1 Corinthians 13:3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
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- James 2:14–17 — What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 14 votes
- John 15:13 — Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 12 votes
- Matthew 23:5 — But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the… 9 votes
- Matthew 6:1–4 — Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father… 7 votes
- Matthew 7:22–23 — Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast… 6 votes
- Hebrews 13:9 — Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established… 4 votes
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- 1 Corinthians 13:2 — And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have… 16 votes
- Luke 10:42 — But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. 6 votes
- Hebrews 4:2 — For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not… 2 votes
- Philippians 1:15 — Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 1 votes
1 Corinthians 13:4
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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- 1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 100 votes
- Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath… 77 votes
- Galatians 5:21–22 — Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also… 73 votes
- Proverbs 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 60 votes
- Colossians 3:12 — Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind,… 56 votes
- 1 John 4:11 — Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 42 votes
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- Galatians 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 189 votes
- Romans 13:10 — Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 63 votes
- James 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of… 50 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:7 — Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 48 votes
1 Corinthians 13:5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
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- 1 Corinthians 10:24 — Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 33 votes
- Philippians 2:3–5 — Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than… 27 votes
- 1 John 3:16–17 — Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives… 18 votes
- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 17 votes
- Philippians 2:21 — For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 16 votes
- Philippians 4:8 — Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,… 13 votes
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- Romans 15:2 — Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 9 votes
- Philippians 2:21 — For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 8 votes
- 1 Corinthians 10:24 — Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 8 votes
- 1 Corinthians 8:13 — Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my… 5 votes
1 Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
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- Romans 12:9 — Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 47 votes
- 3 John 1:3–4 — For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou… 25 votes
- 2 John 1:4 — I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the… 23 votes
- Romans 1:32 — Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the… 18 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:12 — That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 17 votes
- Hosea 4:8 — They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 17 votes
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- Proverbs 24:17 — Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 12 votes
- Proverbs 2:14 — Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 3 votes
- Genesis 9:22 — And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 3 votes
- Revelation 11:10 — And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to… 2 votes
1 Corinthians 13:7
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Points to (27)
- 1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 66 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 48 votes
- 1 Peter 2:24 — Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto… 44 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:24 — And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 41 votes
- Proverbs 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 33 votes
- Galatians 6:2 — Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 21 votes
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- Ephesians 4:2 — With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 56 votes
- Hebrews 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 39 votes
- Genesis 29:20 — And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 10 votes
- Revelation 2:3 — And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 6 votes
1 Corinthians 13:8
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
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- 1 Corinthians 13:13 — And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 21 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:1–2 — Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or… 15 votes
- Galatians 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by… 14 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:10 — But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 8 votes
- Acts 2:4 — And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them… 8 votes
- Hebrews 8:13 — In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready… 7 votes
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- 1 Corinthians 13:1 — Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or… 34 votes
- 1 Corinthians 8:2 — And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 7 votes
- 2 Corinthians 8:7 — Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in… 6 votes
- Acts 2:4 — And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them… 6 votes
1 Corinthians 13:9
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
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- Colossians 2:2–3 — That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance… 14 votes
- Ephesians 3:18–19 — May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 12 votes
- 1 Corinthians 2:9 — But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the… 11 votes
- Psalms 139:6 — Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 11 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:12 — For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even… 10 votes
- 1 Corinthians 8:2 — And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 10 votes
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- 1 Corinthians 13:12 — For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even… 29 votes
- Mark 8:24 — After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man… 5 votes
- Job 26:14 — Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who… 5 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 5:20 — Despise not prophesyings. 4 votes
1 Corinthians 13:10
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
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- 1 Corinthians 13:12 — For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even… 11 votes
- Isaiah 60:19–20 — The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but… 11 votes
- 2 Corinthians 5:7–8 — (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 10 votes
- Isaiah 24:23 — Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and… 8 votes
- Revelation 22:4–5 — And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 6 votes
- Revelation 21:22–23 — And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 3 votes
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- Philippians 3:12 — Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may… 8 votes
- 2 Corinthians 3:7 — But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of… 8 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:8 — Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall… 8 votes
- Hebrews 6:1 — Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again… 4 votes
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
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- 1 Corinthians 14:20 — Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 84 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:1–2 — And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 40 votes
- Galatians 4:1 — Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of… 26 votes
- Ecclesiastes 11:10 — Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. 21 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 — Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are… 44 votes
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 — Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 16 votes
- Hebrews 5:13 — For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 10 votes
- 1 Samuel 3:8 — And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou… 2 votes
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Points to (17)
- 1 John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he… 47 votes
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 — But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image… 33 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:9–10 — For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 29 votes
- Philippians 3:12 — Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may… 21 votes
- Revelation 22:4 — And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 17 votes
- 2 Corinthians 5:7 — (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 14 votes
Pointed to from (29)
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 — But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image… 66 votes
- 1 John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he… 39 votes
- 2 Corinthians 5:7 — (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 19 votes
- Matthew 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 19 votes
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
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- 1 Corinthians 16:14 — Let all your things be done with charity. 142 votes
- Colossians 3:14 — And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 111 votes
- 1 John 4:7–18 — Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth… 81 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:1–8 — Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or… 76 votes
- Galatians 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by… 63 votes
- Mark 12:29–31 — And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 54 votes
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- Hebrews 11:1 — Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 56 votes
- Galatians 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 43 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 — Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus… 25 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:8 — Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall… 21 votes