Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;
So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,
So that let no one boast in men; for all things are yours.
1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.
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Now, from whom do all things come to us, but from Him to whom all things belong? And pray, what things are these? You have them in a preceding part of the epistle: "All things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come." He makes the Creator, then the God of all things, from whom proceed both the world and life and death, which.
Tertullian· Against Marcion Book V, 220patristic
Therefore let no man glory in men,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
Therefore ... - Paul here proceeds to apply the principles which he had stated above. Since all were ministers or servants of God; since God was the source of all good influences; since, whatever might be the pretensions to wisdom among people, it was all foolishness in the sight of God, the inference was clear, that no man should glory in man. They were all alike poor, frail, ignorant, erring, dependent beings.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
Out of him we are without just title or claim to any thing that is good. Note, Those that would be safe for time, and happy to eternity, must be Christ's. He is the Christ of God, anointed of God, and commissioned by him, to bear the office of a Mediator, and to act therein for the purposes of his glory.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
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Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
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And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
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Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
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His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
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.
Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified.
The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
30 more linked verses are grouped by book below ↓
Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.
Genesis3
Numbers3
Song of Solomon1
Zechariah1
Romans2
1 Corinthians2
2 Corinthians6
Galatians2
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