1 Corinthians 1:31 meaning and explanation

Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 1:31, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul ends his opening argument about the divisions in Corinth by quoting Scripture, likely Jeremiah 9:24, where God says that true boasting is in knowing Him. The Corinthians were drawn to eloquence and to rival leaders like Paul, Apollos and Cephas, but Paul has shown that God chose the weak and lowly so that no one may boast before Him.

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