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1 Corinthians 1:29-31 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 1 · verses 29–31
29That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.1 Corinthians 1:29-31 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 1:29-31 in context
27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29That no flesh should glory in his presence.
30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Commentary
Cross references
- Ephesians 1:7
- Philippians 3:9
- Romans 8:1
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
- Colossians 1:14
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
- Ephesians 2:10
- John 14:6
- Jeremiah 9:23-24
- 2 Corinthians 10:17
- Philippians 3:3
Key words (Strong's)
- sanctificationhagiasmosconsecration, purification, the effect of consecration, sanctification of heart and lifeG38 →
- righteousnessdikaiosynēin a broad sense state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition…G1343 →
- redemptionapolytrōsisa releasing effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance, liberation procured…G629 →
- presenceenōpionin the presence of, before, of occupied place in that place which is before, or over…G1799 →
- presenceautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- writtengraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- wisdomsophiawisdom, broad and full of intelligence used of the knowledge of very diverse matters, the…G4678 →
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We have here, I. The manner in which Paul preached the gospel, and the cross of Christ: Not with the wisdom of words (Co1 1:17), the enticing words of man's wisdom (Co1 2:4), the flourish of oratory, or the accuracies of philosophical language, upon which the Greeks so much prided themselves, and which seem to have…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-31