1 Corinthians 3:21
So let no one make boast in men. For all things are yours;
Montgomery New Testament
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 reasonings of the wise, how futile they are.
Cross References
Romans 4:13For the promise that he should be heir of the world did not come to Abraham or to his posterity through law, but through faith- righteousness.
Romans 8:32He that spared not his own Son, But freely delivered him up for us all, How shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
1 Corinthians 3:4When one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere worldlings?
2 Corinthians 4:5It is not myself that I proclaim, but Christ Jesus as Master, and myself that I proclaim, and myself your slave for Jesus’ sake.
Revelation 21:7He who overcomes will inherit these, And I will be his God, And he shall 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 →