1 Corinthians 3:22

1 Corinthians 3:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
• New International Version (NIV)whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours,
• English Standard Version (ESV)whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours,
• New King James Version (NKJV)whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come—all are yours.

Context of 1 Corinthians 3:22

20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” 21So then, no more boasting about mere mortals! For everything belongs to you, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Everything belongs to you, 23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

1 Corinthians 3:22 word by word

εἴτε Παῦλος εἴτε Ἀπολλῶς εἴτε Κηφᾶς εἴτε κόσμος εἴτε ζωὴ εἴτε θάνατος εἴτε ἐνεστῶτα εἴτε μέλλοντα, πάντα ὑμῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whetherεἴτεeite · whetherG1535
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōs · ApollosG625
• CephasΚηφᾶςKēphas · CephasG2786
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• things presentἐνίστημιenistēmi · be presentG1764
• things to comeμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• yoursσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 3:22

• 1 Corinthians 3:5What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.
• 2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.
• Ephesians 4:11It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
• Romans 8:37No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!
• Philippians 1:21For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Whether Paul, or Apollos - As if he had said: God designs to help you by all things and persons; every teacher sent from him will become a blessing to you, if you abide faithful to your calling. God will press every thing into the service of his followers. The ministers of the Church of Christ are appointed for the hearers, not the hearers for the ministers. In like manner, all the ordinances of grace and mercy are appointed for them, not they for the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Whether Paul, or Apollos - The sense of this is clear. Whatever advantages result from the piety, self-denials, and labors of Paul, Apollos, or any other preacher of the gospel, are yours - you have the benefit of them. One is as much entitled to the benefit as another; and all partake alike in the results of their ministration. You should therefore neither range yourselves into parties with their names given to the parties, nor suppose that one has any…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. 21-23As God's privileged children, they can now claim everything—the world, life, death, the present, and the future (see Romans 8:38–39). Therefore, claiming a specific human leader is unnecessary.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Enumeration of some of the "all things." The teachers, in whom they gloried, he puts first (1Co 1:12). He omits after "Cephas" or Christ (to whom exclusively some at Corinth, 1Co 1:12, professed to belong); but, instead, substitutes "ye are Christ's" (1Co 3:23). world ... life ... death ... things present ... things to come--Not only shall they not "separate you from the love of God in Christ" (Ro 8:38, 39), but they "all are yours," that is, are for…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 3:22

• Death
• God
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Apollos
• Cephas
• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Adoption
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Foundation
• Plant
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings