1 Corinthians 6:14Now God raised up the Lord, and will also raise us up by his power.
The setting
Corinth, Greece, ~55 AD. Paul writes to a church surrounded by Greek philosophy that denied bodily resurrection...
The emotion here: urgent conviction about eternal reality while addressing moral chaos
The original word
egeirō (ἐγείρω) — to wake up, rouse from sleep, specifically resurrection from death
Why it matters
Greeks believed the soul was trapped in the body and death freed it — they mocked resurrection
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Corinthians 6:14
This follows a section about sexual sin — Paul connects resurrection hope to present holiness
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about heaven someday, but Paul uses future resurrection to argue for present purity — your body matters because it's going to be raised.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Corinthians 6:14
Bible Genome reading
1 Corinthians 6:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Corinthians 6:14 comes from the book of 1 Corinthians, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include resurrection, power. Notable phrases: God raised up the Lord; will also raise us up. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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