1 Corinthians 1:30
in 1 Corinthians 1It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
KJV
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
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This verse in 1 Corinthians 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseChrist was made our sanctification, not so that he might change what he was but that he might sanctify us in the flesh.
This site's exposition
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus
on 1 Corinthians 1:30-31
Whatever standing the Corinthians lack by birth they receive of him, in Christ Jesus, who is made unto them wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption, four gifts answering exactly what the world's wisdom, the law's demand, personal holiness, and slavery to sin each failed to supply. Verse thirty-one closes the chapter with Jeremiah 9:24, he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord, the second citation of the it-is-written ledger and the direct answer to the boasting the chapter has been correcting since verse twelve. The bench reads Paul's chain of four words as covering the whole of salvation deliberately, from the sinner's standing before God to his final deliverance.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
We are guilty, obnoxious to justice; and he is made righteousness, our great atonement and sacrifice. We are depraved and corrupt; and he is made sanctification, the spring of our spiritual life; from him, the head, it is communicated to all the members of his mystical body by his Holy Spirit.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus - Even the good which you possess is granted by God, for it is by and through him that Christ Jesus comes, and all the blessings of the Gospel dispensation. Who of God is made unto us wisdom - As being the author of that evangelical wisdom which far excels the wisdom of the philosopher and the scribe, and even that legal constitution which is called the wisdom of the Jews, Deu 4:
The words behind it
20 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἐξ | ex | Out of | G1537 → | 911 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ὑμεῖς | humeis | you yourselves | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| ἐστε | este | are | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| Χριστῷ | christo | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| Ἰησοῦ, | iesou | Jesus, | G2424 → | 908 times |
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἐγενήθη | egenethe | has been made | G1096 → | 667 times |
| σοφία | sophia | wisdom | G4678 → | 51 times |
| ἡμῖν | hemin | unto us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → | 640 times |
| θεοῦ, | theou | God, | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| δικαιοσύνη | dikaiosune | righteousness | G1343 → | |
| τε | te | and | G5037 → | 213 times |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἁγιασμὸς | hagiasmos | sanctification | G38 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀπολύτρωσις, | apolutrosis | redemption, | G629 → |
ἐξOut of
exG1537 →911 times
αὐτοῦHim
autouG846 →5565 times
δὲhowever
deG1161 →2765 times
ὑμεῖςyou yourselves
humeisG4771 →2973 times
ἐστεare
esteG1510 →2333 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ΧριστῷChrist
christoG5547 →523 times
Ἰησοῦ,Jesus,
iesouG2424 →908 times
ὃςwho
hosG3739 →1405 times
ἐγενήθηhas been made
egenetheG1096 →667 times
σοφίαwisdom
sophiaG4678 →51 times
ἡμῖνunto us
heminG3165 →1936 times
ἀπὸfrom
apoG575 →640 times
θεοῦ,God,
theouG2316 →1312 times
δικαιοσύνηrighteousness
dikaiosuneG1343 →
τεand
teG5037 →213 times
καὶalso
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἁγιασμὸςsanctification
hagiasmosG38 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀπολύτρωσις,redemption,
apolutrosisG629 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
it leads to
- John 3:18–19
Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Titus 2:11–14
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
- John 3:18–19
Through
Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Romans 3:24
and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Colossians 1:14
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
- 1 Peter 2:24
Where this verse is studied
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Redemption35 verses
Wisdom35 verses
About 1 Corinthians
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit 3.4.26; Charles Hodge, An Exposition of the First Epistle to the Corinthians; Frederic Godet, Commentary on First Corinthians and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.