1 Corinthians 3:22 Meaning and Explanation
“Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;”
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Read Full Chapter →The teachers, the world, life, death, and all of time itself belong to the believers in Christ.
What Does 1 Corinthians 3:22 Mean?
Paul unfolds the riches he has just announced. The very leaders the Corinthians fought over, Paul, Apollos, and Cephas (Peter), all belong to them as gifts, not as rival banners. So do the world, life, death, and all things present and to come.
Nothing is left out, not even death or an unknown future. For those who belong to Christ, all of it is folded into their inheritance and made to serve their good. How small the factions appear beside an inheritance this vast. The believer need fear nothing that is already theirs in Him.
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What does 1 Corinthians 3:22 mean?
The teachers, the world, life, death, and all of time itself belong to the believers in Christ.