1 Corinthians 15:34

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Cross-reference

1 Corinthians 6:5 uses the identical phrase 'I speak to your shame' to rebuke a lack of wisdom, matching Paul's rhetorical tone here.

In 1 Cor 8:1, knowledge puffs up but love builds — adding nuance that knowledge of God must be paired with love, not just shaming ignorance.

Hebrews 5:12 rebukes those who need basic teaching again, directly paralleling the lack of knowledge Paul exposes here.

1 Thessalonians 4:5 links ignorance of God to sinful lusts, echoing the same cause-and-effect pattern Paul rebukes here.

Romans 1:28 Parallel

Romans 1:28 describes those who did not retain knowledge of God, mirroring the 'some have not the knowledge of God' rebuke here.

Romans 13:11 directly uses the same 'awake out of sleep' metaphor for moral urgency — a strong thematic parallel.

Ephesians 5:14 quotes an early Christian call: 'Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead' — nearly identical exhortation.

1 John 2:1 Parallel

In 1 John 2:1, John writes 'that ye sin not' — directly matching the command in 15:34, reinforcing the call to avoid sin.

In 2 Thess 1:8, Paul warns of vengeance on those who know not God — directly paralleling the shameful ignorance in 15:34, showing its dire consequence.

In 1 Thess 5:7, sleeping and drunkenness are linked to night — reinforcing the same metaphor of spiritual stupor that 15:34 calls to leave.

In 1 Thess 5:6, Paul calls believers to watch and be sober — directly echoing the 'awake to righteousness' command in 15:34.

Hosea 4:1 Parallel

Hosea 4:1 explicitly states 'no knowledge of God in the land,' the very phrase Paul uses about some Corinthians.

In Gal 4:9, Paul rebukes those who knew God but turned back — contrasting the ignorant in 15:34, showing knowing God requires steadfastness.

John 17:3 Contrast

John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing God, contrasting with Paul's lament that some do not know Him.

In 2 Tim 2:26, escaping the devil's snare parallels the call to awake from sin in 15:34 — both urge recovery from spiritual captivity.

Jeremiah 9:6 describes people who 'refuse to know me,' directly paralleling Paul's charge that some have not the knowledge of God.

John 8:19 Parallel

John 8:19 records Jesus saying 'Ye neither know me, nor my Father,' aligning with Paul's statement about ignorance of God.

Jeremiah 10:25 speaks of nations that 'know thee not,' echoing Paul's concern about those lacking knowledge of God.

John 15:21 Parallel

John 15:21 says the world 'know not him that sent me,' matching Paul's theme of lacking knowledge of God.