1 Corinthians 1:29

29 so that all flesh may not boast before God.

1 Corinthians 1:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:29

That no flesh should glory in his presence.
] That is, "in the presence of God", as some copies, and the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read; not in their blood, birth, families, lineage, and natural descent; nor in their might, power, and dominion; nor in their riches, wealth, and substance; nor in their wisdom, learning, and parts: for however these may be gloried in before men, yet not before God. These are of no account with him, nor will they be regarded by him, or men on account of them; and he has taken a method in choosing and calling the reverse of these, to stain the glory of all flesh, that no man may attribute his salvation to any thing of the creature, but wholly to the sovereign grace and good pleasure of God.

1 Corinthians 1:29 In-Context

27 But the foolish [things] of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the wise, and the weak [things] of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the strong,

28 and the insignificant of the world, and the despised, God chose, the things that are not, in order that he might abolish the things that are,

29 so that all flesh may not boast before God.

30 But from him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

31 so that, just as it is written, "The one who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."