1 Corinthians 1:29

Easy To Read Version

God did this so that no man can boast before him.

Cross References

Psalm 49:6

Some people think their strength and wealth will protect them.\par But those people are fools.\par

Isaiah 10:15

An axe is not better than the person that cuts with it. A saw is not better than the person that saws with it. \{But Assyria thinks he is more important and powerful than God.\} And this is like a stick being more powerful and important than the person that picks it up and uses it to punish someone.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par

Romans 15:17

So I am proud of the things I have done for God in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:19

These things the law {\cf2\super [28]} says are for the people that are under the law. This stops all \{Jewish\} people from making excuses and brings the whole world (Jews and non-Jews) under God’s judgment.

Romans 3:27

So do we have a reason to boast about ourselves? No! And why not? It is the way of faith that stops all boasting, not the way of following the law.

Romans 4:2

If Abraham was made right by the things he did, then he had a reason to boast. But Abraham could not boast before God.

1 Corinthians 1:31

So, like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [11]} say, “If a person boasts, that person should boast only in the Lord.” {\cf2\super [12]}

1 Corinthians 4:7

Who says that you are better than other people? Everything you have was given to you. So, if everything you have was given to you, then why do you boast like you got those things by your own power?

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your proud boasting is not good. You know the saying, “Just a little yeast {\cf2\super [29]} makes the whole batch of dough rise.”

Ephesians 2:9

No! You are not saved by the things you have done. So no person can boast \{that he saved himself\}.