Cross references

1 Corinthians 4:21

Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

1 Corinthians 4:21 BSB

1 Corinthians 4:21 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Corinthians 13:2 (8 votes) and 2 Corinthians 13:10 (6 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Proverbs 26 to James 3.

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Which verses does 1 Corinthians 4:21 point to?

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

  1. I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

  2. This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

  3. For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder. I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

  4. On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

  5. I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

  6. I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

  7. James 3:174 votes

    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

  8. So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

  9. Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away. I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.

  10. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

Which verses point to 1 Corinthians 4:21?

The 10 strongest of 15.