1 Corinthians 1:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“so that no one may boast in His presence.”
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Read 1 Corinthians 1:29 in the flow of 1 Corinthians1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Corinthians1 to see the surrounding context.
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“so that no one may boast in His presence.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“That no flesh should glory in his presence.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“that no flesh should glory before God.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“that no flesh may glory before Him;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 1:29 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- 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!
- Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- 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 3:27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
- Romans 4:2If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
- Romans 15:17Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:31Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
- 1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
- Ephesians 2:9not by works, so that no one can boast.
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