Wedding reading
1 Corinthians 16:13–14
King James Bible
“1 Corinthians 16:13–14” by King James Bible is a scripture reading read at a wedding ceremony. It takes about 15 seconds read aloud, usually by a guest reader. It is in the public domain, so the full text is printed on this page and goes straight into a ceremony script.
The full text
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity.
Public domain, so these words can be printed in a ceremony script or an order of service.
What it is about
Four short commands, then charity. "Quit you like men" is King James for "be brave".
Read at a wedding ceremony. Themes: standing fast · courage · strength · let all your things be done with charity · very short.
Questions about reading it aloud
How long does “1 Corinthians 16:13–14” take to read aloud?
“1 Corinthians 16:13–14” takes about 15 seconds read aloud at a ceremony pace, which is slower than conversation — roughly 130 words a minute. That is the figure the run-sheet uses when it works out the timing for the whole service.
Who usually reads “1 Corinthians 16:13–14”?
Usually a guest reader rather than the officiant. “1 Corinthians 16:13–14” runs about 15 seconds, which is a manageable amount to hand to a friend or family member. Give them a printed copy of their own, in a size they can read without their glasses, and tell them where to stand and how you will introduce them.
Can “1 Corinthians 16:13–14” be printed in a ceremony script?
Yes. It is in the public domain, so the full text is on this page and can be printed in a script or an order of service.
Where this text was checked
Checked word for word against a full-text edition that is itself the authority — a Project Gutenberg or Wikisource transcription, a publisher’s own edition, or the issuing body’s page.
Checked
A reading is two minutes of the hour.
The rest is the welcome, the vows, the ring exchange, the pronouncement — and the timing that holds them together. Answer some questions about the couple and get the whole ceremony, written out, with this reading in its place.