1 Corinthians 4:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

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Us the apostles last, as

Spectacle

Acts 19:29

To angels, and to men

Hebrews 1:14

Revelation 7:11

Revelation 17:6

General references

Lamentations 3:14

Bible References

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And why in fact are we being endangered every hour?

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about the suffering we experienced in Asia. We were so crushed beyond our ability to endure that we even despaired of living.

In every way we're troubled but not crushed, frustrated but not in despair,

as unknown and yet well-known, as dying and yet as you see very much alive, as punished and yet not killed,

For you have been given the privilege for the Messiah's sake not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.

so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions, for which you are aware that we were destined.

Us the apostles last, as

For your sake we are being killed all day long. We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered.

As it is written, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We are thought of as sheep headed for slaughter."

For God has not destined us to receive wrath but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,

When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.

Spectacle

The city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed into the theater together, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's fellow travelers from Macedonia.

To angels, and to men

All of them are spirits on a divine mission, sent to serve those who are about to inherit salvation, aren't they?

All the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell on their faces in front of the throne and worshipped God,

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. I was very surprised when I saw her.

General references

I have become a laughingstock to all my people, the object of their taunts throughout the day.