1 Corinthians 16:22

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“If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!”

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BSBPD

“If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If any man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. Maranatha.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“if any one doth not love the Lord Jesus Christ--let him be anathema! The Lord hath come!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 16:22 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 1:3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
  2. Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
  3. Song of Solomon 3:1On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
  4. Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
  5. Isaiah 5:1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
  6. Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
  7. Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
  8. Matthew 25:45Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
  9. John 8:42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
  10. John 14:15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
  11. John 14:21Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
  12. John 14:23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
  13. John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
  14. John 16:14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
  15. John 21:15When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
  16. Acts 23:14They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
  17. Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
  18. 1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
  19. 2 Corinthians 5:14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
  20. 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
  21. Galatians 1:8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
  22. Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
  23. Ephesians 6:24Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
  24. 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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