1Cor 13:3 Cross References
1 Corinthians 13:3
3: If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.
James 2:14
- Dear brothers and sisters, what's the use of saying you have faith if you don't prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can't save anyone.
- Suppose you see a brother or sister who needs food or clothing,
- and you say, "Well, good-bye and God bless you; stay warm and eat well"--but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
- So you see, it isn't enough just to have faith. Faith that doesn't show itself by good deeds is no faith at all--it is dead and useless.
John 15:13
- And here is how to measure it--the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.
Philippians 1:20
- For I live in eager expectation and hope that I will never do anything that causes me shame, but that I will always be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past, and that my life will always honor Christ, whether I live or I die.
- For to me, living is for Christ, and dying is even better.
Galatians 5:26
- Let us not become conceited, or irritate one another, or be jealous of one another.
Matthew 23:5
- "Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear extra long tassels on their robes.
Hebrews 13:9
- So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God's special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don't help those who follow them.
Luke 21:3
- "I assure you," he said, "this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.
- For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has."
Matthew 7:22
- On judgment day many will tell me, 'Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.'
- But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Go away; the things you did were unauthorized. '
1 Timothy 4:8
- Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next.
John 12:43
- For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.
Matthew 6:1
- "Take care! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, because then you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
- When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do--blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
- But when you give to someone, don't tell your left hand what your right hand is doing.
- Give your gifts in secret, and your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
Luke 18:22
- "There is still one thing you lack," Jesus said. "Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
John 13:37
- "But why can't I come now, Lord?" he asked. "I am ready to die for you."
Jeremiah 7:8
- " `Do you think that because the Temple is here you will never suffer? Don't fool yourselves!
Luke 18:28
- Peter said, "We have left our homes and followed you."
Daniel 3:16
- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you.
- If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.
- But even if he doesn't, Your Majesty can be sure that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up."
- Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.
- Then he ordered some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.
Luke 19:8
- Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have overcharged people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!"
Acts 21:13
- But he said, "Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! For I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but also to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
John 6:63
- It is the Spirit who gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Philippians 1:15
- Some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives.
- They preach because they love me, for they know the Lord brought me here to defend the Good News.
- Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me.
- But whether or not their motives are pure, the fact remains that the message about Christ is being preached, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice.
Philippians 2:3
- Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.
Isaiah 57:12
- "Now I will expose your so-called good deeds that you consider so righteous. None of them will benefit or save you.