1 Corinthians 4:8

Easy To Read Version

\{You think\} you have everything you need. \{You think\} you are rich. \{You think\} you have become kings without us. I wish you really were kings! Then we could be kings together with you.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:7

Some people act like they are rich, but they have nothing. Other people act like they are poor, but they are really rich.

Proverbs 25:14

People who promise to give gifts, but never give them, are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

Isaiah 5:21

Those people think they are very smart. They think they are very intelligent.

Jeremiah 28:6

Jeremiah said to Hananiah, “Amen! {\cf2\super [220]} I hope the Lord will really do that! I hope the Lord will make the message you preach come true. I hope the Lord will bring the things of the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [221]} back to this place from Babylon. And I hope the Lord will bring all the people that were forced to leave their homes back to this place.

Numbers 11:29

But Moses answered, “Are you afraid the people will think that I am not the leader now? I wish that all the Lord’s people were able to prophesy. I wish that the Lord would put his Spirit [163] on all of them!”

Matthew 5:1

Jesus saw the many people that were there. So Jesus went up on a hill and sat down. His followers came to him.

Luke 6:25

It will be bad for you people that are full now,\par because you will be hungry.\par It will be bad for you people that are laughing now,\par because you will be sad and cry.\par

Acts 26:29

Paul said, “It is not important if it is easy or if it is hard; I pray to God that not only you but every person listening to me today could \{be saved and\} be like me—except for these chains I have!”

Romans 12:3

God has given me a special gift. That is why I have something to say to every person among you. Don’t think that you are better than you really are. You must see yourself like you really are. Decide what you are by the kind of faith God has given you.

1 Corinthians 1:5

In Jesus you have been blessed in every way. You have been blessed in all your speaking and all your knowledge.

1 Corinthians 4:18

Some of you have become boasters. You boast, thinking that I will not come to you again.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your proud boasting is not good. You know the saying, “Just a little yeast {\cf2\super [29]} makes the whole batch of dough rise.”

2 Corinthians 11:1

I wish you would be patient with me even when I am a little foolish. But you are already patient with me.

2 Corinthians 13:9

We are happy to be weak, if you are strong. And we pray that you will grow stronger and stronger.

Galatians 6:3

If a person thinks that he is important when he is really not important, he is only fooling himself.

Philippians 1:27

Be sure that you live in a way that fits the Good News {\cf2\super [11]} of Christ. Then if I come and visit you or if I am away from you, I will hear good things about you. I will hear that you continue strong with the same purpose and work together like a team for the faith (truth) that comes from the Good News.

Philippians 2:12

My dear friends, you have always obeyed. You obeyed God when I was with you. It is even more important that you obey now while I am not there \{to help you\}. You yourselves must live in a way that moves you toward your salvation. Do this with respect and fear for God.

Revelation 3:17

You say you are rich. You think you have become wealthy and don’t need a thing. But you don’t know that you are really terrible, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Revelation 5:10

You made these people to be a kingdom,\par and you made these people to be priests for our God.\par And they will rule on the earth.”\par