1 Corinthians 3:21
Therefore let no one boast about people; for all things are yours –
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
In Context
20And it says again – ‘The Lord sees how fruitless are the deliberations of the wise.’
Cross References
Romans 4:13For the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his descendants through Law, but through the righteousness due to faith.
Romans 8:32God did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all; will he not, then, with him, freely give us all things?
1 Corinthians 3:4When one says ‘I follow Paul,’ and another ‘I follow Apollos,’ aren’t you like other people?
2 Corinthians 4:5(For it is not ourselves that we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.)
Revelation 21:7Those who conquer will enter into possession of these things, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 3:19-21
Humility Prescribed. ( a. d. 57.) 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Here he prescribes humility, and a modest opinion of themselves, for the remedy of the irregularities in the church of Corinth, the divisions and contests… Read the whole commentary →