1 Corinthians 1:29 BSB

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅπως	hopōs	so that	G3704 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
καυχήσηται	kauchēsētai	may boast	G2744 →
πᾶσα	pasa	all	G3956 →
σὰρξ	sarx	flesh	G4561 →
ἐνώπιον	enōpion	before	G1799 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ.	theou	God.	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 9:23
This 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.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:27–29
  But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
- Isaiah 5:21
  Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
  I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor…
- Romans 1:22
  Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
Through
1 Corinthians 1:31
Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
  This 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.
Through
Ephesians 2:9
not by works, so that no one can boast.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:29–31
  so that no one may boast in His presence.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Timothy 1:9
  He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
Through
1 Corinthians 4:7
For 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?
leads to
- John 3:27
  John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Psalms 105:3Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.Romans 3:27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.Ephesians 2:9not by works, so that no one can boast.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.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?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 15:17Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.Matthew 19:27“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”2 Corinthians 10:17Rather, “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?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 4:2If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.2 Chronicles 25:19You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”Luke 18:12I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

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