1 Corinthians related passages

Within the Bible

• Previous: Romans set out the gospel in full; 1 Corinthians applies that gospel to the tangled life of a real church.
• Next: 2 Corinthians continues Paul’s dealings with this church, defending his ministry and rejoicing in weakness.
• Thematic Connections:
  • Isaiah 29:14 - “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,” quoted in Paul’s argument on the cross (1 Corinthians 1:19).
  • Exodus 12 - The Passover lamb, fulfilled in Christ, “our Passover lamb” (1 Corinthians 5:7).
  • Genesis 2:24 - The one-flesh union underlying Paul’s teaching on the body and marriage.

Cross-Testament Connections

First Corinthians shows Christ crucified and risen at the center of the church:

• The Passover lamb: Christ is our Passover, sacrificed for us, so the church must be a new, unleavened people (1 Corinthians 5:7; Exodus 12).
• The cross as God’s wisdom: The message of the cross fulfills God’s word that He would confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:19; Isaiah 29:14).
• The second Adam: As in Adam all die, in Christ all will be made alive (1 Corinthians 15:22; Genesis 3; Romans 5).
• Death swallowed up: Christ’s resurrection fulfills the promise that death will be swallowed up in victory (1 Corinthians 15:54-55; Isaiah 25:8; Hosea 13:14).