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1 Corinthians 1:28-30
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 1:28-30
New Catholic Bible
28 God chose those in the world who were lowly and despised, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who were regarded as worthy, 29 [a]so that no one could boast in the presence of God.
30 It is through him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom of God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.
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- 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.”
