1Cor 4:6 Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:6

6: Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I've been saying. If you pay attention to the Scriptures, you won't brag about one of your leaders at the expense of another.

1 Corinthians 1:12

  1. Some of you are saying, "I am a follower of Paul." Others are saying, "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Peter, "or "I follow only Christ."

1 Corinthians 13:4

  1. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

2 Timothy 2:10

  1. I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

  1. For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know that the way we lived among you was further proof of the truth of our message.

2 Corinthians 12:19

  1. Perhaps you think we are saying all this just to defend ourselves. That isn't it at all. We tell you this as Christ's servants, and we know that God is listening. Everything we do, dear friends, is for your benefit.

2 Corinthians 11:12

  1. But I will continue doing this to cut the ground out from under the feet of those who boast that their work is just like ours.
  2. These people are false apostles. They have fooled you by disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
  3. But I am not surprised! Even Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light.
  4. So it is no wonder his servants can also do it by pretending to be godly ministers. In the end they will get every bit of punishment their wicked deeds deserve.

2 Corinthians 4:15

  1. All of these things are for your benefit. And as God's grace brings more and more people to Christ, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory.

2 Corinthians 12:6

  1. I have plenty to boast about and would be no fool in doing it, because I would be telling the truth. But I won't do it. I don't want anyone to think more highly of me than what they can actually see in my life and my message,

John 3:26

  1. John's disciples came to him and said, "Teacher, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you said was the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going over there instead of coming here to us."
  2. John replied, "God in heaven appoints each person's work.

2 Corinthians 11:4

  1. You seem to believe whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach about a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed.

Colossians 2:18

  1. Don't let anyone condemn you by insisting on self-denial. And don't let anyone say you must worship angels, even though they say they have had visions about this. These people claim to be so humble, but their sinful minds have made them proud.

2 Corinthians 10:7

  1. The trouble with you is that you make your decisions on the basis of appearance. You must recognize that we belong to Christ just as much as those who proudly declare that they belong to Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:4

  1. When one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul," and another says, "I prefer Apollos," aren't you acting like those who are not Christians?
  2. Who is Apollos, and who is Paul, that we should be the cause of such quarrels? Why, we're only servants. Through us God caused you to believe. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.
  3. My job was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God, not we, who made it grow.
  4. The ones who do the planting or watering aren't important, but God is important because he is the one who makes the seed grow.

1 Corinthians 5:6

  1. How terrible that you should boast about your spirituality, and yet you let this sort of thing go on. Don't you realize that if even one person is allowed to go on sinning, soon all will be affected?

1 Corinthians 4:18

  1. I know that some of you have become arrogant, thinking I will never visit you again.
  2. But I will come--and soon--if the Lord will let me, and then I'll find out whether these arrogant people are just big talkers or whether they really have God's power.

Job 11:11

  1. For he knows those who are false, and he takes note of all their sins.
  2. An empty-headed person won't become wise any more than a wild donkey can bear human offspring!

Matthew 23:8

  1. Don't ever let anyone call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and all of you are on the same level as brothers and sisters.
  2. And don't address anyone here on earth as 'Father,' for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father.
  3. And don't let anyone call you 'Master,' for there is only one master, the Messiah.

2 Corinthians 10:15

  1. Nor do we claim credit for the work someone else has done. Instead, we hope that your faith will grow and that our work among you will be greatly enlarged.

Numbers 11:28

  1. Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' personal assistant since his youth, protested, "Moses, my master, make them stop!"
  2. But Moses replied, "Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his Spirit upon them all!"

Psalms 146:3

  1. Don't put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.

Romans 12:3

  1. As God's messenger, I give each of you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your value by how much faith God has given you.

1 Corinthians 3:19

  1. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, "God catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness."

1 Corinthians 3:21

  1. So don't take pride in following a particular leader. Everything belongs to you:

Jeremiah 17:5

  1. This is what the LORD says: "Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans and turn their hearts away from the LORD.
  2. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, on the salty flats where no one lives.

Isaiah 2:22

  1. Stop putting your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. How can they be of help to anyone?

1 Corinthians 9:23

  1. I do all this to spread the Good News, and in doing so I enjoy its blessings.

2 Corinthians 10:12

  1. Oh, don't worry; I wouldn't dare say that I am as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, and measuring themselves by themselves. What foolishness!

1 Corinthians 5:2

  1. And you are so proud of yourselves! Why aren't you mourning in sorrow and shame? And why haven't you removed this man from your fellowship?

1 Corinthians 8:1

  1. Now let's talk about food that has been sacrificed to idols. You think that everyone should agree with your perfect knowledge. While knowledge may make us feel important, it is love that really builds up the church.

Psalms 8:4

  1. what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us?

1 Corinthians 1:19

  1. As the Scriptures say, "I will destroy human wisdom and discard their most brilliant ideas."

1 Corinthians 1:31

  1. As the Scriptures say, "The person who wishes to boast should boast only of what the Lord has done."
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