EasyEnglish Bible 2018

1 Corinthians 3:23

23you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

1 Corinthians 3:23 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.
New International Version (NIV)and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.
English Standard Version (ESV)and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
New King James Version (NKJV)And you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

Context of 1 Corinthians 3:23

21Because of that, you should not be proud of any human leader. All leaders are there to serve you, as God's people. 22Do not be proud of Paul, Apollos or Peter. We belong to you. All of this world, and life and death belong to you. The things of today and tomorrow belong to you. Everything belongs to you, you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

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1 Corinthians 3:23 word by word

ὑμεῖς δὲ Χριστοῦ, Χριστὸς δὲ θεοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

Andδέde · thenG1161
yeσύsu · youG4771
are Christ’sΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
God’sθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 3:23

1 Corinthians 6:19Remember this: Your body is the home of God's Holy Spirit. God gave his Holy Spirit to you and he lives in you. You do not belong to yourselves any longer.
1 Corinthians 7:22The Lord may call a slave to come to him. Then, that slave has become free, because he belongs to the Lord. In the same way, when God calls a free person to belong to Christ, he becomes Christ's slave.
1 Corinthians 15:23It is like this: First of all, Christ died and then he became alive again. Then, when Christ returns, his people will live again too.
John 17:9I pray for them. I am not praying for the people who belong to this world. No, I am praying for those people that you have given to me. I am praying for them because they are yours.
Romans 14:8While we live, we want to please the Lord. And when we die, we want that to please the Lord too. So, while we live, or if we die, we continue to belong to the Lord.
2 Corinthians 10:7Take a careful look at what is happening among you. If anyone is sure that he belongs to Christ, he should remember this: We also belong to Christ, just as he does.
Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are descendants of Abraham. Because of that, you will receive all the good things that God promised to Abraham.
Galatians 5:24We belong to Christ. As a result, we no longer obey our wrong human thoughts. We stop doing the bad things that our thoughts want us to do. It is like we have killed those thoughts on the cross.
1 Corinthians 8:6But for us there is only one God, who is the Father. All things come from him. We live to serve him. For us, there is only one Lord, who is Jesus Christ. All things are there because of him. And we ourselves live because of him.
1 Corinthians 11:3This is something that I want you to know: Christ has authority over every man, as his head. Also, the head of a woman is her husband. And the head of Christ is God.
Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud appeared. It covered them all. A voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy. Listen to him.’
John 17:18I have sent them into the world, in the same way that you sent me into the world.
Ephesians 1:10God will make that plan happen when the time is completely right. At that time, he will bring everything together so that Christ rules all of them. That includes the things that are in heaven, and the things that are on earth.
Philippians 2:8And when he lived as a man, he made himself even less important. He obeyed God completely, so that he died. He even died on a cross!

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3:23

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23And ye are Christ's - You are called by his name; you have embraced his doctrine; you depend on him for your salvation; he is your foundation stone; he has gathered you out of the world, and acknowledges you as his people and followers. ̔ , ye are of Christ; all the light and life which ye enjoy ye have received through and from him, and he has bought you with his blood. And Christ is God's - , And Christ is of God. Christ, the Messiah, is the gift of…Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23And ye are Christ‘s - You belong to him; and should not, therefore, feel that you are devoted to any earthly leader, whether Paul, Apollos, or Peter. As you belong to Christ by redemption, and by solemn dedication to his service, so you should feel that you are his alone. You are his property - his people - his friends. You should regard yourselves as such, and feel that you all belong to the same family, and should not, therefore, be split up into…Read the comment
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 To have a high opinion of our own wisdom, is but to flatter ourselves; and self-flattery is the next step to self-deceit. The wisdom that wordly men esteem, is foolishness with God. How justly does he despise, and how easily can he baffle and confound it! The thoughts of the wisest men in the world, have vanity, weakness, and folly in them. All this should teach us to be humble, and make us willing to be taught of God, so as not to be led…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23They may claim everything as their own, but Christ has claimed them for himself (see Romans 14:7–9). In Christ, God ultimately claims them (see 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; 7:23).Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. ye are Christ's--not Paul's, or Apollos,' or Cephas' (1Co 11:3; Mt 23:8-10). "Neither be ye called masters; for one is your Master, even Christ" (Ro 14:8). Not merely a particular section of you, but ye all are Christ's (1Co 1:12). Christ is God's--(1Co 11:3). God is the ultimate end of all, even of Christ, His co-equal Son (1Co 15:28; Php 2:6-11).Read the comment

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