1 Corinthians 6:10
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Cross-reference
1 Corinthians 5:11 gives an identical list of sins (sexual immorality, greed, etc.) and instructs church discipline — same author, same context.
Ephesians 4:28 directly addresses thieves, commanding honest work and generosity — a positive counterpart to the condemnation of thieves here.
John 12:6 identifies Judas as a thief who stole from the money bag, directly illustrating the kind of thief Paul says will not inherit the kingdom.
Matthew 23:14 condemns scribes who devour widows' houses—a form of greed and swindling, parallel to Paul's exclusion of such from the kingdom.
Ezekiel 22:29 condemns extortion, robbery, and oppression of the poor—matching Paul's 'thieves' and 'swindlers' in 1 Cor 6:10.
1 Peter 4:15 lists thief and evildoer as unacceptable behaviors, overlapping with the sins listed here that bar inheritance.
1 Timothy 1:10 includes 'the sexually immoral' and 'men who practice homosexuality' — both appear in the main verse's list of those excluded.
Colossians 3:5 lists sexual immorality, impurity, and covetousness (idolatry) — directly overlapping with the main verse's vices.
Ephesians 5:5 directly states that sexually immoral, impure, or greedy people have no inheritance in God's kingdom — identical theme to the main verse.
Revelation 22:15 names sinners like fornicators and idolaters who are shut out of the holy city, echoing the exclusion list in the main verse.
Galatians 5:21 continues the vice list with drunkenness and orgies, matching 'drunkards' and sexual sins in the main list.
Revelation 21:8 similarly lists the unrighteous who face the second death, paralleling the excluded group in the kingdom inheritance.
Romans 13:13 commands avoiding drunkenness and debauchery — the same behaviors that exclude from the kingdom.
Revelation 21:27 reinforces the exclusion of the unclean and those practicing abomination from the New Jerusalem, matching the list of excluded sinners.
Romans 6:23 states sin's wage is death — the reason the unrighteous here will not inherit the kingdom.
Acts 26:18 describes turning from sin to receive an inheritance — the opposite outcome for the unrepentant sinners here.
Exodus 20:15 is the commandment 'You shall not steal' — the foundational prohibition behind the condemnation of thieves here.
Jeremiah 22:17 condemns dishonest gain and extortion, which correspond to Paul's 'covetous' and 'swindlers'.
Exodus 20:17 forbids coveting, which is the root of the greed condemned here — a related sin from the Decalogue.
Psalm 10:3 describes the greedy as boasting and renouncing God, an OT portrayal of the greedy excluded from the kingdom.
Proverbs 20:1 warns that wine leads to mockery and brawling, aligning with the drunkards who will not inherit the kingdom here.
Proverbs 23:21 warns that drunkenness leads to poverty, reinforcing Paul's inclusion of drunkards among the unrighteous.
Luke 23:42 shows a repentant thief granted paradise — a hopeful contrast to the condemnation of thieves here.
Ezekiel 22:12 rebukes extortion and greedy gain, echoing Paul's condemnation of the covetous and swindlers.
Matthew 5:22 condemns anger and insults, directly corresponding to Paul's 'revilers' who will not inherit the kingdom.
Luke 12:15 warns against all greed — reinforcing that the greedy will not inherit the kingdom as stated here.
Luke 21:34 warns against drunkenness — the same vice that excludes from the kingdom in this list.
Ephesians 5:3 commands to avoid sexual immorality, impurity, and covetousness, three sins named in the main verse's exclusion list.
Luke 3:13 calls tax collectors to collect only what is authorized — a direct counter to the greed that excludes from the kingdom.
Ezekiel 22:13 denounces dishonest gain, directly parallel to Paul's warning that the greedy will not inherit God's kingdom.
Ezekiel 22:27 condemns princes who shed blood for dishonest gain, reflecting the greed Paul excludes from the kingdom.
Ephesians 5:18 forbids drunkenness, one of the sins listed in the main verse that lead to exclusion.
Isaiah 1:23 rebukes rulers as 'companions of thieves' who love bribes, echoing Paul's condemnation of thieves and the greedy.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 emphasizes abstaining from sexual immorality, the first sin named in the main list.
Hebrews 13:5 warns against love of money, directly addressing the greed listed among the sins in the main verse.
Psalm 50:18 condemns joining with thieves and adulterers, aligning with Paul's warning that thieves and the immoral will not inherit the kingdom.