69 occurrences

'One' in the Bible

Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I am [a disciple] of Paul,” or “I am [a disciple] of Apollos,” or “I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter),” or “I am [a disciple] of Christ.”

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristPeter, The ApostleApollosBelieving In ChristBuilding RelationshipsConfidence And Self Esteemchristianityculturebelonginggroupsassertivenessfollowing

But the spiritual man [the spiritually mature Christian] judges all things [questions, examines and applies what the Holy Spirit reveals], yet is himself judged by no one [the unbeliever cannot judge and understand the believer’s spiritual nature].

Verse ConceptsImmunityThat Which Is SpiritualLack Of DiscriminationSpiritualJudgmentsJudgingDiscernmentJudgementJudging Others Actionsdiscrimination

For when one of you says, “I am [a disciple] of Paul,” and another, “I am [a disciple] of Apollos,” are you not [proving yourselves unchanged, just] ordinary people?

Verse ConceptsApollosSchismsLike MenOpportunityactingfollowing

He who plants and he who waters are one [in importance and esteem, working toward the same purpose]; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly RewardsReward, DivineUnified PeopleRepaid For DeedsReward For WorksJudgment According To WorksWorking TogetherSuccess And Hard Work

each one’s work will be clearly shown [for what it is]; for the day [of judgment] will disclose it, because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality and character and worth of each person’s work.

Verse ConceptsAbility, Of The ChristianFireCharacterVeilsThe Day Of JudgementFire Of JudgementGod Testing PeopleThings RevealedOne's DeedsJudgement DayTestsPurgatoryworkingexamsstructuremotiveswilltrying

But if any person’s work is burned up [by the test], he will suffer the loss [of his reward]; yet he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has barely escaped] through fire.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual FailureFire Of JudgementBemalosing a loved oneLosing SomeonePurgatorysmoking

So let no one boast in men [about their wisdom, or of having this or that one as a leader]. For all things are yours,

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceThe Glory Of ManLeadershipBraggingMere MenLeadersThe FutureBoastingorganizationbelongingeverything

Now I have applied these things [that is, the analogies about factions] to myself and Apollos for your benefit, believers, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written [in Scripture], so that none of you will become arrogant and boast in favor of one [minister or teacher] against the other.

Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofApollosPartialityDo Not Be Proudsisterhood

To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are continually poorly dressed, and we are roughly treated, and wander homeless.

Verse ConceptsHunger, Examples OfHomeProperty, HousesThe HomelessAfflictions Of MinistersHomelessnessFoul ClothesBeating BelieversHomelessFeeding The Poorhunger

God alone sits in judgment on those who are outside [the faith]. Remove the wicked one from among you [expel him from your church].

Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toChurch DisciplinePurity, Moral And SpiritualExpulsionExcommunicationRemoving People From Your Life

Do you not know that the saints (God’s people) will [one day] judge the world? If the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to try trivial (insignificant, petty) cases?

Verse ConceptsCourtsHoliness, Purpose OfMillenniumSaintsBelievers JudgingFamily ProblemsJudgement DayJudgementJudging Others Actions

I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is not one wise man among you who [is governed by integrity and] will be able and competent to decide [private disputes] between his fellow believers,

Verse ConceptsBelieversShameWisdom, Human ImportanceBelievers JudgingWise Men In The Church

Why, the very fact that you have lawsuits with one another is already a defeat. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

Verse ConceptsdefeatRevenge, And RetaliationTypes Of ChristRobbing PeopleWronging Other PeopleInjusticeMoralityMoral Decay

Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”

Verse ConceptsAdam's Relationship With EveAdulterersIntimacyMarriage, Purpose OfOne FleshUnity, God's Goal OfSexual UnionTwo PeoplesexThe BodyRespecting Your Body

I wish that all the people were as I am; but each person has his own gift from God, one of this kind and one of that.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsSinglenessCelibacyDifferent ThingsLike People In Characterthe Gifts of GodPurityGifts And TalentsBeing Single

Only, let each one live the life which the Lord has assigned him, and to which God has called him [for each person is unique and is accountable for his choices and conduct, let him walk in this way]. This is the rule I make in all the churches.

Verse ConceptsOrderliness In Personal DevotionWork, As Ordained By GodChurch OrderAssignmentThe churchChurch Of GodLife PurposeServing The Church

Brothers, let each one remain with God in that condition in which he was [when he was] called.

Verse ConceptsWork, And RedemptionConsider Your Call To Salvation

Now concerning the virgins [of marriageable age] I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfOpinionsReceiving God's MercyGod's OrdersBeing Singlevirginity

Now about food sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge [concerning this]. Knowledge [alone] makes [people self-righteously] arrogant, but love [that unselfishly seeks the best for others] builds up and encourages others to grow [in wisdom].

Verse ConceptsAcademicsPride, OriginArrogance, In The ChurchBuilding Up The ChurchKnowingDrawbacks To Knowledge

In this matter, then, of eating food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world [it has no real existence], and that there is no God but one.

Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfMonotheismOne GodIdols Not ExistingUseless IdolsNon ExistenceNo Other Is GodFood For Other godsGod Is OneSacrificesEating Meatstatues

If I am not [considered] an apostle to others, at least I am one to you; for you are the seal and the certificate and the living evidence of my apostleship in the Lord [confirming and authenticating it].

Verse ConceptsApostles, IdentficationSeals

To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews [for Christ]; to men under the Law, [I became] as one under the Law, though not being under the Law myself, so that I might win those who are under the Law.

Verse ConceptsSoul WinnersBecoming Like PeopleTo The Jew FirstSalvation For IsraelUnder The LawNetworkingMinistering To The UnsavedJewsBeing Yourselforder

To those who are without (outside) the Law, [I became] as one without the Law, though [I am] not without the law of God, but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law.

Verse ConceptsJustification By FaithThe Law Of ChristWithout The LawStaying Strong And Not Giving UpStaying PositivePositive ThinkingNever Giving UpNot Being Alonelawactingfreeorderflexibilitychrist

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run [their very best to win], but only one receives the prize? Run [your race] in such a way that you may seize the prize and make it yours!

Verse ConceptsAthletesThe Christian RaceQuittingSelf DisciplineGames, SpiritualVictoryHoly AmbitionChampionsFast RunnersReward For WorksNot Giving UpWinningEnduranceCompetitionRaceHard Work And PerseveranceFinishing Strongtrainingfootballgames

Therefore I do not run without a definite goal; I do not flail around like one beating the air [just shadow boxing].

Verse ConceptsFightingAirAsceticism, Teachings OfGames, SpiritualBoxingUseless LabouruncertaintyRacetrainingfootball

For I do not want you to be unaware, believers, that our fathers were all under the cloud [in which God’s presence went before them] and they all passed [miraculously and safely] through the [Red] Sea;

Verse ConceptsClouds, Figurative UsePassing ThroughA Way Through The Red Seaignorance

And all [of them] were baptized into Moses [into his safekeeping as their leader] in the cloud and in the sea;

Verse ConceptsBaptism, significance ofCleansing The BodyA Way Through The Red SeaBaptismThe Sea

Since there is one bread, we [believers] who are many are [united into] one body; for we all partake of the one bread [which represents the body of Christ].

Verse ConceptsBread, Figurative OfUnity, God's Goal OfChurch, Unity OfShowbreadOne ChurchOne Material ThingSharingThe Bodycommunion

If one of the unbelievers invites you [to a meal at his home] and you want to go, eat whatever is served to you without asking questions [about its source] for the sake of your conscience.

Verse ConceptsGuestsInvitationsSocial FellowshipPeople EatingNot Asking OthersNot Believing The Gospelporkconscienceatheismovereating

for when you eat, each one hurries to get his own supper first [not waiting for others or the poor]. So one goes hungry while another gets drunk.

Verse ConceptsLord's SupperWaitingcommunionovereating

So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat [the Lord’s Supper], wait for one another [and see to it that no one is left out].

Verse ConceptsWaitingPeople WaitingComing TogetherWaiting On The Lordcommuniongatheringothers

To one is given through the [Holy] Spirit [the power to speak] the message of wisdom, and to another [the power to express] the word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Spirit;

Verse ConceptsKnowing God, Nature OfWisdom, Source Of HumanKnowledgeThe Holy Spirit, Source Of WisdomPeople With KnowledgeSpeaking By The SpiritGod Gives WisdomWisdomFaith And HealingSpiritual GiftsGifts And Talentsenergy

to another [wonder-working] faith [is given] by the same [Holy] Spirit, and to another the [extraordinary] gifts of healings by the one Spirit;

Verse ConceptsFaith, Origins OfFaith, And Blessings Of GodHow Faith ComesHealing Through DisciplesFaithFaith KjvKeeping FaithFaith And HealingSpiritual Giftsdiscrimination

All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.

Verse ConceptsIndependenceHoly Spirit, Types OfGod WillingDividing Spiritual BlessingsGod Works His WillSpiritual Giftsempowerment

For the [human] body does not consist of one part, but of many [limbs and organs].

Verse ConceptsBodily LimbsIndividualismThe Body

But now [as things really are], God has placed and arranged the parts in the body, each one of them, just as He willed and saw fit [with the best balance of function].

Verse ConceptsBodily LimbsChristians, Names OfGod's PlanWorking TogetherPutting God FirstGods PlanGod's Plan For UsThe BodyServing The Churchalignment

so that there would be no division or discord in the body [that is, lack of adaptation of the parts to each other], but that the parts may have the same concern for one another.

Verse ConceptsequalityProhibitionSchismsDisharmonyDivisions Of OpinionWorking TogetherTaking Care Of Your BodyThe BodydivisionCaring For Others

But earnestly desire and strive for the greater gifts [if acquiring them is going to be your goal].And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one of the choicest graces and the highest of them all: unselfish love].

Verse ConceptsAmbition, positive aspects ofCoveting, prohibition ofdiligenceSpiritual Gifts, Importance Of LoveHoly Ambitionthe Gifts of GodSpiritual GiftsExcellence

For one who speaks in an unknown tongue does not speak to people but to God; for no one understands him or catches his meaning, but by the Spirit he speaks mysteries [secret truths, hidden things].

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritMysterySpiritual UnderstandingUnintelligiblenessPrayer LanguageLanguageThe Tonguespeakingsecrets

But [on the other hand] the one who prophesies speaks to people for edification [to promote their spiritual growth] and [speaks words of] encouragement [to uphold and advise them concerning the matters of God] and [speaks words of] consolation [to compassionately comfort them].

Verse ConceptsBeing An EncouragerEdification, Means OfAfflictions, Consolation DuringComfort, Of FriendsBuilding Up The ChurchHuman ComfortExhort OthersProphesying In The ChurchEncouragementEncouraging OthersMotivationencouraginguplifting

But if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will [appear to] be a foreigner to the one who is speaking [since he knows exactly what he is saying], and the one who is speaking will [appear to] be a foreigner to me.

Verse ConceptsBarbariansMeaningReckoned As Foreigners

What then is the right course, believers? When you meet together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation (disclosure of special knowledge), a tongue, or an interpretation. Let everything be constructive and edifying and done for the good of all the church.

Verse ConceptsFellowship, Among BelieversEdification, Means OfHymnsParticipation, In ChristProphecy, In NtSongsSpiritual Gifts, Purpose OfWorship, Acceptable AttitudesChantingChurch GatheringsBuilding Up The ChurchInterpreting LanguageTeaching In The ChurchComing TogetherThe churchBuilding Each Other UpWorshiping TogetherPraising God In Public Worship

If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be limited to two or at the most three, and each one speaking in turn, and one must interpret [what is said].

Verse ConceptsIn TurnTwo Or ThreeLanguageThe Tonguespeakinggroups

But if there is no one to interpret, the one [who wishes to speak in a tongue] must keep silent in church; let him speak to himself and to God.

Verse ConceptsPraying QuietlyCurbing SpeechSoliloquyThe Tonguespeaking

But if an inspired revelation is made to another who is seated, then the first one must be silent.

Verse ConceptsCurbing Speech

For [in this way] you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may be instructed and everyone may be encouraged;

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Gifts, Purpose OfProphesyingIn TurnExhort OthersProphesying In The ChurchEncouraging Others

If anyone does not recognize this [that it is a command of the Lord], he is not recognized [by God].

Verse Conceptsignorance

After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep [in death].

Verse ConceptsLast ThingsSleep, And DeathResurrection Of Christ, AppearancesFour To Five HundredChrist AppearingFour And Five HundredWitnessesThe ResurrectionAppearances ofWitnessing

and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also.

Verse ConceptsResurrection Of Christ, AppearancesUntimelinessChrist AppearingEnd Of ActionsAbortion

All flesh is not the same. There is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.

Verse ConceptsBodies Of AnimalsBirds, Features OfVariety Of FormMammalsAnimals Having A SoulBirdsFishPetsBeing Differenthumanitystructure

There are also heavenly bodies [sun, moon and stars] and earthly bodies [humans, animals, and plants], but the glory and beauty of the heavenly is one kind, and the glory of the earthly is another.

Verse ConceptsVariety Of FormIdentityThe BodyBeing Differentextraterrestrials

There is a glory and beauty of the sun, another glory of the moon, and yet another [distinctive] glory of the stars; and one star differs from another in glory and brilliance.

Verse ConceptsAstronomyMoonVariety Of FormBeauty Of NatureSunThe Beauty Of NatureThe MoonBeing DifferentBeing Unique

because a wide door for effective service has opened to me [in Ephesus, a very promising opportunity], and there are many adversaries.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, motivation forMissionaries, Support ForOpportunities, And SalvationOpen DoorsMissionsEnemies Of GodOpportunityHindrancesMinistry

So allow no one to treat him with disdain [as if he were inconsequential]. But send him off [cordially, and speed him on his way] in peace, so that he may come to me, for I am expecting him [to come along] with the other brothers.

Verse ConceptsDo Not DespiseGoing In PeacePeople Sending People

All the believers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

Verse ConceptsGood KissingKissingLove, For One Anotherhugs

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