1 Corinthians 15:34
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.”
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“Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Awake to soberness righteously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak this to move you to shame.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say <FI>it<Fi> .”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 15:34 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
- Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Joel 1:5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.
- Jonah 1:6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
- John 5:14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
- John 8:11“No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
- Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
- Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
- 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
- 1 Corinthians 8:7But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
- Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
- Hebrews 5:11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
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