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Wisdom from God

1 Corinthians 1:29

In 9 translations

BSB
so that no one may boast in His presence.
KJV
That no flesh should glory in his presence.
WEB
that no flesh should boast before God.
ASV
that no flesh should glory before God.
LSV
that no flesh may glory before Him;
YLT
that no flesh may glory before Him;
DBY
so that no flesh should boast before God.Elohim
DRC
That no flesh should glory in his sight.
GNV
That no flesh shoulde reioyce in his presence.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include τοῦ (“the”); Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read θεοῦ (“God”); Textus Receptus read αὐτοῦ (“him”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὅπως μὴ καυχήσηται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
RP2018
ὅπως μὴ καυχήσηται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
TR-Boyd
ὅπως μὴ καυχήσηται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.καυχήσηται ¦ καυχήσεται ELZ
SCR1894
οπως μη καυχησηται πασα σαρξ ενωπιον αυτου

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Romans 3:27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
  • 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.
  • Ephesians 2:9not by works, so that no one can boast.
  • 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.
  • 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?
  • 1 Corinthians 1:31Therefore, as it is written: “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.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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