1 Corinthians 12:3

New International Reader's Version

So I want you to know that no one who is speaking with the help of God’s Spirit says, “May Jesus be cursed.” And without the help of the Holy Spirit no one can say, “Jesus is Lord.”

Cross References

Psalm 109:20

May that be the Lord’s way of paying back those who bring charges against me. May it happen to those who say evil things about me.

Matthew 22:43

He said to them, “Then why does David call him ‘Lord’? The Holy Spirit spoke through David himself. David said,

Mark 9:39

“Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me.

John 13:13

“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You are right. That is what I am.

John 13:14

I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet. So you also should wash one another’s feet.

John 15:26

“I will send the Friend to you from the Father. He is the Spirit of truth, who comes out from the Father. When the Friend comes to help you, he will be a witness about me.

Romans 10:9

Say with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord.” Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead. Then you will be saved.

Romans 9:3

I am so concerned about my people, who are members of my own race. I am ready to be cursed, if that would help them. I am even willing to be separated from Christ.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone does not love the Lord, let a curse be on that person! Come, Lord!

1 Corinthians 8:6

But for us there is only one God. He is the Father. All things came from him, and we live for him. And there is only one Lord. He is Jesus Christ. All things came because of him, and we live because of him.

2 Corinthians 11:4

Suppose someone comes to you and preaches about a Jesus different from the Jesus we preached about. Or suppose you receive a spirit different from the Spirit you received before. Or suppose you receive a different message of good news. Suppose it was different from the one you accepted earlier. You put up with those kinds of things easily enough.

2 Corinthians 3:5

In ourselves we are not able to claim anything for ourselves. The power to do what we do comes from God.

Galatians 3:13

Christ set us free from the curse of the law. He did it by becoming a curse for us. It is written, “Everyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse.” (Deuteronomy 21:23)

Deuteronomy 21:23

Then you must not leave the body on the pole all night. Make sure you bury it that same day. Everyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse. You must not make the land “unclean.” The Lord your God is giving it to you as your own.

Revelation 1:10

The Holy Spirit gave me a vision on the Lord’s Day. I heard a loud voice behind me that sounded like a trumpet.