1 Corinthians 16:14

Let all your things be done with charity.

Cross-reference

1 Corinthians 16:24 shows Paul embodying the command—he ends with a declaration of love to the church.

In 1 Corinthians 8:1, Paul contrasts knowledge that puffs up with love that builds up, reinforcing the call to do everything in love.

In 1 Corinthians 12:31, Paul introduces the 'more excellent way' of love, which is the basis for the command here to do all in love.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 defines love in detail, showing the kind of love that should characterize all we do.

1 Corinthians 14:1 commands to 'pursue love,' directly reinforcing the call to do everything in love.

In 1 Corinthians 13:13, Paul calls love the greatest—showing why doing all in love is the highest standard.

Galatians 5:13 exhorts believers to serve one another through love, a concrete expression of doing all in love.

1 Timothy 1:5 Related theme

1 Timothy 1:5 says the aim of the charge is love from pure heart — love is the goal behind all actions.

1 Peter 4:8 Related theme

1 Peter 4:8 commands earnest love covering sins — a key expression of the love that should guide all they do.

1 Thessalonians 4:10 urges them to love more and more — a call to increase the love that should permeate every action.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 Related theme

1 Thessalonians 4:9 says they are taught by God to love one another — the source of the love in all they do.

1 Thessalonians 3:12 prays that they increase and abound in love — the same love that should color all they do.

Philippians 2:1-3 calls for the same love: being of one mind, counting others more significant, not selfish.

Ephesians 4:1-3 expands on how to do all in love: walk worthy with humility, patience, preserving unity.

John 13:34 Parallel

John 13:34 gives Jesus' new commandment to love one another, the same imperative underlying Paul's instruction.

Galatians 5:14 quotes the command to love your neighbor as yourself, summarizing the law that love fulfills.

1 John 4:7 Related theme

1 John 4:7 grounds the command to love in God's nature—love comes from God, so doing all in love flows from Him.

Romans 13:8-10 presents love as the fulfillment of the law, providing the theological basis for doing everything in love.

John 15:17 Parallel

John 15:17 commands love for one another, echoing the same central call found in 1 Corinthians 16:14.

1 John 4:8 Related theme

1 John 4:8 declares God is love—the ultimate reason behind the command to let all you do be done in love.

Ephesians 5:2 expands the command by pointing to Christ's sacrificial love as the pattern for all we do.

Galatians 5:22 lists love as the first fruit of the Spirit, showing the source of the love that should mark all actions.

Romans 14:15 warns that causing a brother to stumble is not walking in love, applying the principle to specific conflicts.

John 13:35 Parallel

John 13:35 says love for one another is the marker of discipleship, grounding the motive for doing all in love.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 Related theme

2 Thessalonians 1:3 gives thanks for their increasing love — evidence that love is active in all they do.

2 Peter 1:7 Related theme

In 2 Peter 1:7, love crowns the list of virtues, reinforcing that love should permeate all actions—just as 1 Corinthians 16:14 commands.