1 Corinthians 3:21
So then, let no one boast in men. For everything belongs to you,
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
In Context
20and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”
Cross References
Romans 4:13For the promise to Abraham, or to his offspring, that he would be the heir of the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Romans 8:32He who did not spare his own Son but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
1 Corinthians 3:4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” are you not of the flesh?
2 Corinthians 4:5For what we preach is not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
Revelation 21:7I will give these things to him who overcomes; I will be his God, and he will be my son.
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 →