1 Corinthians 4:8

New International Reader's Version

You already have everything you want, don’t you? Have you already become rich? Have you already begun to rule? And did you do that without us? I wish that you really had begun to rule. Then we could also rule with you!

Cross References

Proverbs 13:7

Some people pretend to be rich but have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but have great wealth.

Proverbs 25:14

A person who brags about gifts never given is like wind and clouds that don’t produce rain.

Isaiah 5:21

How terrible it will be for those who think they are wise! How terrible for those who think they are really clever!

Jeremiah 28:6

Jeremiah said, “Amen, Hananiah! May the Lord do those things! May he make the words you have prophesied come true. May he bring back from Babylon the objects that belong to the Lord’s house. May he bring back to this place all the people who were taken away.

Numbers 11:29

But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for me? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets. And I wish that the Lord would put his Spirit on them.”

Matthew 5:1

Jesus saw the crowds. So he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him.

Luke 6:25

How terrible for you who are well fed now! You will go hungry. How terrible for you who laugh now! You will cry and be sad.

Acts 26:29

Paul replied, “I don’t care if it takes a short time or a long time. I pray to God for you and all who are listening to me today. I pray that you may become like me, except for these chains.”

Romans 12:3

God’s grace has been given to me. So here is what I say to every one of you. Don’t think of yourself more highly than you should. Be reasonable when you think about yourself. Keep in mind the faith God has given to each of you.

1 Corinthians 1:5

You have been blessed in every way because of him. You have been blessed in all your speech and knowledge.

1 Corinthians 4:18

Some of you have become proud. You act as if I weren’t coming to you.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your bragging is not good. It is like yeast. Don’t you know that just a little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise?

2 Corinthians 11:1

I hope you will put up with me in a little foolish bragging. Yes, please put up with me!

2 Corinthians 13:9

I’m glad when I am weak but you are strong. I pray that there will be no more problems among you.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves.

Philippians 1:27

No matter what happens, live in a way that brings honor to the good news about Christ. Then I will know that you remain strong together in the one Spirit. I will know this if I come and see you or only hear about you. I will know that you work together as one person. I will know that you work to spread the teachings about the good news.

Philippians 2:12

My dear friends, you have always obeyed God. You obeyed while I was with you. And you have obeyed even more while I am not with you. So continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling.

Revelation 3:17

You say, “I am rich. I’ve become wealthy and don’t need anything.” But you don’t realize how pitiful and miserable you have become. You are poor, blind and naked.

Revelation 5:10

You have made them members of a royal family. You have made them priests to serve our God. They will rule on the earth.”