Cross references

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

1 Corinthians 1:17 BSB

1 Corinthians 1:17 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 11 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Corinthians 2:1 (20 votes) and 1 Corinthians 2:13 (12 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Judges 3 to 2 Peter 1.

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Which verses does 1 Corinthians 1:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

  2. And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

  3. 2 Peter 1:1610 votes

    For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

  4. My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.

  5. For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

  6. John 4:26 votes

    (although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

  7. Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

  8. I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

  9. For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

  10. Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.

  11. Acts 10:484 votes

    So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

Which verses point to 1 Corinthians 1:17?

The 10 strongest of 16.