1Cor 9:21 Cross References

1 Corinthians 9:21

21: When I am with the Gentiles who do not have the Jewish law, I fit in with them as much as I can. In this way, I gain their confidence and bring them to Christ. But I do not discard the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.

Romans 2:12

  1. God will punish the Gentiles when they sin, even though they never had God's written law. And he will punish the Jews when they sin, for they do have the law.

Galatians 3:2

  1. Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the law? Of course not, for the Holy Spirit came upon you only after you believed the message you heard about Christ.

Romans 2:14

  1. Even when Gentiles, who do not have God's written law, instinctively follow what the law says, they show that in their hearts they know right from wrong.

1 Corinthians 7:19

  1. For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God's commandments.
  2. You should continue on as you were when God called you.
  3. Are you a slave? Don't let that worry you--but if you get a chance to be free, take it.
  4. And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, the Lord has now set you free from the awful power of sin. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.

Matthew 5:17

  1. "Don't misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to fulfill them.
  2. I assure you, until heaven and earth disappear, even the smallest detail of God's law will remain until its purpose is achieved.
  3. So if you break the smallest commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
  4. "But I warn you--unless you obey God better than the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees do, you can't enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all!

Galatians 2:12

  1. When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile Christians, who don't bother with circumcision. But afterward, when some Jewish friends of James came, Peter wouldn't eat with the Gentiles anymore because he was afraid of what these legalists would say.
  2. Then the other Jewish Christians followed Peter's hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was influenced to join them in their hypocrisy.
  3. When I saw that they were not following the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter in front of all the others, "Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you trying to make these Gentiles obey the Jewish laws you abandoned?

Galatians 2:3

  1. And they did agree. They did not even demand that my companion Titus be circumcised, though he was a Gentile.
  2. Even that question wouldn't have come up except for some so-called Christians there--false ones, really--who came to spy on us and see our freedom in Christ Jesus. They wanted to force us, like slaves, to follow their Jewish regulations.

Titus 2:2

  1. Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have strong faith and be filled with love and patience.
  2. Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that is appropriate for someone serving the Lord. They must not go around speaking evil of others and must not be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good.
  3. These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children,
  4. to live wisely and be pure, to take care of their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.
  5. In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely in all they do.

Romans 7:25

  1. Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.

Romans 8:4

  1. He did this so that the requirement of the law would be fully accomplished for us who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.

Hebrews 8:10

  1. But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds so they will understand them, and I will write them on their hearts so they will obey them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Acts 16:4

  1. Then they went from town to town, explaining the decision regarding the commandments that were to be obeyed, as decided by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

Romans 13:8

  1. Pay all your debts, except the debt of love for others. You can never finish paying that! If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill all the requirements of God's law.
  2. For the commandments against adultery and murder and stealing and coveting--and any other commandment--are all summed up in this one commandment: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
  3. Love does no wrong to anyone, so love satisfies all of God's requirements.

Romans 7:22

  1. I love God's law with all my heart.

Psalms 119:32

  1. If you will help me, I will run to follow your commands.

Galatians 5:13

  1. For you have been called to live in freedom--not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love.
  2. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

1 Thessalonians 4:1

  1. Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more.
  2. For you remember what we taught you in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Galatians 5:22

  1. But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  2. gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.

Acts 15:28

  1. "For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these requirements:

Ephesians 6:1

  1. Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.
  2. "Honor your father and mother." This is the first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise.
  3. And this is the promise: If you honor your father and mother, "you will live a long life, full of blessing."

Acts 21:25

  1. "As for the Gentile Christians, all we ask of them is what we already told them in a letter: They should not eat food offered to idols, nor consume blood, nor eat meat from strangled animals, and they should stay away from all sexual immorality."
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