1 Corinthians 1:7

“So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:”

"So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:" - 1 Corinthians 1:7
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What does 1 Corinthians 1:7 mean?

First Corinthians 1:7 in the King James Version reads, "So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." This verse is part of Paul's letter to the Corinthian church, in which he addresses various issues and concerns within the church. In this…

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Waiting with Expectation: The Gifts of God in Our Lives

In the epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, we encounter a profound statement that embodies the essence of our Christian journey: "So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 1:7, KJV). This verse encapsulates the duality of…

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A Prayer of Expectation and Abundance

Heavenly Father, We come before Your throne today filled with gratitude and hope, recognizing that every good and perfect gift comes from You (James 1:17). Lord, as we meditate on the powerful words of 1 Corinthians 1:7, "So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming…

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1 Corinthians 1:7 - "So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:"
1 Corinthians 7:6 - "But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment."
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1 Corinthians 7:1 - "Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman."
1 Corinthians 15:7 - "After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles."
1 Corinthians 7:23 - "Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men."
1 Corinthians 7:19 - "Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God."
1 Corinthians 7:31 - "And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."
1 Corinthians 12:7 - "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal."
1 Corinthians 7:20 - "Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called."
1 Corinthians 7:9 - "But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."
1 Corinthians 7:30 - "And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;"
1 Corinthians 7:24 - "Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God."
1 Corinthians 7:8 - "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I."
1 Corinthians 7:26 - "I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be."
1 Corinthians 7:33 - "But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife."
"But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment." - 1 Corinthians 7:6
1 Corinthians 13:7 - "Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
1 Corinthians 7:3 - "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband."
1 Corinthians 7:21 - "Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather."
1 Corinthians 3:7 - "So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase."
1 Corinthians 16:7 - "For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit."
1 Corinthians 7:29 - "But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;"
1 Corinthians 7:13 - "And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him."
1 Corinthians 7:38 - "So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better."
1 Corinthians 7:10 - "And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:"