Cross references

1 Corinthians 7:40

In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 7:40 BSB

1 Corinthians 7:40 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 0 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Corinthians 7:1 (3 votes) and 1 Corinthians 7:8 (3 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Job 32 to 2 Peter 3.

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Which verses does 1 Corinthians 7:40 point to?

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

  1. Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.

  2. Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

  3. Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

  4. I say this as a concession, not as a command.

  5. I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

  6. Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord? Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. …

  7. Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached? If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.

  8. For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters. …

  9. I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

  10. Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

Which verses point to 1 Corinthians 7:40?

The 10 strongest of 13.