1 Corinthians 16:13

Paul issues four crisp commands: be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, and be strong. It is a rallying call to spiritual steadfastness.

Cross-references · 40

• Josh 1:9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
• Eph 6:13–18Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
• Eph 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
• 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
• 2 Cor 12:9–10And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
• Gal 5:1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
• Ps 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
• Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
• 2 Th 2:15Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
• Josh 1:6–7Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
• Phil 1:27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
• Phil 4:1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
• 1 Pet 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
• Isa 35:4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
• 1 Th 3:8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
• 2 Tim 2:3–5Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
• 2 Tim 4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
• Matt 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• 1 Cor 15:1–2Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
• 2 Cor 1:24Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
• 2 Sam 10:12Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
• 1 Chr 28:10Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
• Col 4:2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
• 1 Pet 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
• 1 Tim 6:12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
• 1 Cor 14:20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
• Col 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
• Col 1:11–12Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
• Mark 13:33–37Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
• 2 Tim 2:1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Dan 10:19And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
• Col 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
• Dan 11:32And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
• 1 Th 5:6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
• Rev 3:2–3Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
• 1 Cor 9:25–27And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
• Eph 3:16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
• 1 Chr 19:13Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
• Rev 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
• Mark 14:37–38And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

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