1 Corinthians 1:29-31

New Catholic Bible

²⁹^[a]so that no one could boast in the presence of God.

³⁰It is through him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom of God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. ³¹Therefore, as it is written, “If anyone wishes to boast, let him boast in the Lord.”

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 1:29 “Boasting” refers to a person’s sin in thinking that one is saved by oneself. The truth is that we live only from God and for God. Hence, the only “boasting” possible is “boasting in the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 1:29-31

New International Version

²⁹so that no one may boast before him.^(A) ³⁰It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,^(B) who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness,^(C) holiness^(D) and redemption.^(E) ³¹Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”^[a]^(F)