1 Corinthians 6:20

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Cross-reference

1 Corinthians 10:31 calls for doing everything to God's glory — expanding the 'honor God with your bodies' principle to all actions.

1 Corinthians 7:23 repeats 'bought at a price' and warns against becoming slaves of men — applying the same redemption.

In 1 Corinthians 3:23, being bought means you are Christ's — a direct statement of ownership.

In 1 Corinthians 7:34, the call to glorify God in body is applied to being holy in body and spirit, with divided interests.

Romans 12:1 Parallel

Romans 12:1 expands the idea: present your body as a living sacrifice, which is spiritual worship — the very act of glorifying God in the body.

Revelation 5:9 sings of Christ purchasing people from every nation with His blood — the universal scope of redemption.

1 Peter 1:18 contrasts redemption with perishable silver/gold — emphasizing the precious blood of Christ as the price.

Hebrews 9:12 states Christ obtained eternal redemption by His own blood — clarifying the once-for-all purchase.

Philippians 1:20 expresses the same hope: that Christ be honored in my body, whether by life or by death — a direct parallel to glorifying God in the body.

Galatians 3:13 explains Christ redeemed us by becoming a curse — unpacking the 'price' as redemption from the law's curse.

Acts 20:28 Related theme

Acts 20:28 says the church was bought with God's own blood — identifying the price as Christ's sacrifice.

Acts 27:23 Parallel

Acts 27:23: Paul says 'whose I am, and whom I serve' — directly parallel to being bought and belonging to God.

Deuteronomy 7:6 declares Israel a holy people and treasured possession — the same identity given to those bought with a price, calling them to glorify God.

1 Peter 4:11 Related theme

In 1 Peter 4:11, glorifying God in everything (speaking, serving) echoes the call to glorify God in your body — same purpose.

In Psalm 116:12, the psalmist asks what to render to God for His benefits — Paul answers that we glorify God with our bodies as the purchased possession.

Isaiah 44:22 declares God redeemed and blotted out sins — the same redemption that motivates glorifying God in 1 Cor 6:20.

2 Corinthians 7:1 Related theme

In 2 Corinthians 7:1, the bought are called to cleanse body and spirit — a practical outworking of glorifying God in your body.

In 2 Corinthians 5:15, Christ died so the bought no longer live for themselves but for Him — directly parallels the purchase's purpose.

Mark 12:17 Parallel

Mark 12:17 commands giving to God what is His — we are bought, so we belong to God and should glorify Him.

Romans 14:7 Related theme

In Romans 14:7, the bought no longer live for themselves but for the Lord — echoes the ownership from being purchased.

Leviticus 26:13 recalls God breaking the yoke of slavery from Egypt, prefiguring our redemption from sin — being bought with a price to walk in freedom.

Romans 6:13 Parallel

Romans 6:13 urges yielding your members to God — a direct parallel to glorifying God in your body.

Romans 6:19 Parallel

Romans 6:19 parallels the call to present your bodily members as slaves to righteousness, directly connecting bodily service to glorifying God.

1 Peter 2:9 Parallel

1 Peter 2:9 identifies believers as God's treasured possession, called to proclaim his excellencies — the purpose for which we were bought with a price.

Matthew 5:16 reinforces the call to glorify God through visible actions, linking bodily conduct to giving glory to the Father.

Malachi 3:17 says believers are God's treasured possession — parallel to being bought with a price and belonging to God.

John 15:8 Parallel

John 15:8 says the Father is glorified when we bear fruit — parallel to glorifying God in our bodies.

Isaiah 43:21 says God formed Israel to show praise — parallel to glorifying God because we were bought.

Romans 6:11 Parallel

Romans 6:11 calls us to be alive to God — parallel to living for God because we were bought.

Deuteronomy 32:6 Related theme

In Deuteronomy 32:6, God is called Father and Creator who made and established Israel — though creation differs from redemption, both assert God's ownership.