1 Corinthians 1:29
so that no one may boast in His presence.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
That no flesh should glory in his presence.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 10:15Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Romans 4:2If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
1 Corinthians 1:31Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
The Efficacy of the Gospel; The Character of the Gospel. ( a. d. 57.) 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the… Read the whole commentary →