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1 Corinthians 3:21

So let no one boast in men [about their wisdom, or of having this or that one as a leader]. For all things are yours,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Confidence;   Death;   Doctrines;   God;   Minister, Christian;   Righteous;   Thompson Chain Reference - All Things;   Things, All;   The Topic Concordance - Glory;   Knowledge;   Vanity;   Wisdom;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Privileges of Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Apollos;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Boasting;   Holman Bible Dictionary - 1 Corinthians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Attributes of Christ;   Boasting;   Brotherly Love;   Fool;   People ;   Personality;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Apollos ;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Community of Goods;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Apollos;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 23;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
So there is not a person on earth that any of you should be boasting about. Everything is yours:
Revised Standard Version
So let no one boast of men. For all things are yours,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Therfore let no ma reioyce in men. For all thinges are youres
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,
International Standard Version
So let no one boast about men. For everything belongs to you,1 Corinthians 1:12; 4:4-6; 2 Corinthians 4:5,15;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
So then, no one is to be boasting in people. For all things belong to you,
New Century Version
So you should not brag about human leaders. All things belong to you:
Update Bible Version
Therefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore let no man glory in men: for all things are yours:
English Standard Version
So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,
World English Bible
Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore let none glory in men; for all things are yours:
Weymouth's New Testament
Therefore let no one boast about his human teachers.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor no man haue glorie in men.
English Revised Version
Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
Contemporary English Version
So stop bragging about what anyone has done. Paul and Apollos and Peter all belong to you. In fact, everything is yours, including the world, life, death, the present, and the future. Everything belongs to you,
American Standard Version
Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;
Bible in Basic English
So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;
Complete Jewish Bible
So let no one boast about human beings, for all things are yours —
Darby Translation
So that let no one boast in men; for all things are yours.
Etheridge Translation
On this account let no one boast in men: for every thing is yours;
Murdock Translation
Wherefore, let no one glory in men: for all things are yours;
King James Version (1611)
Therefore let no man glory in men, for all things are yours.
New Living Translation
So don't boast about following a particular human leader. For everything belongs to you—
New Life Bible
As a Christian, do not be proud of men and of what they can do. All things belong to you.
New Revised Standard
So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are yours,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore let no man reioyce in men: for all things are yours.
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore, let no man boast about men. For all things are yours;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then, let, no one, be boasting in men; for, all things, are yours -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let no man therefore glory in men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore, let no man reioyce in men: For all thynges are yours:
Good News Translation
No one, then, should boast about what human beings can do. Actually everything belongs to you:
Christian Standard Bible®
So let no one boast in human leaders, for everything is yours—
King James Version
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
Lexham English Bible
So then, let no one boast in people. For all things are yours,
Literal Translation
So let no one glory in men; for all things are yours,
Young's Literal Translation
So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore let no man reioyse in men. For all is youres,
Mace New Testament (1729)
therefore, let no one glory in men: for all are yours:
THE MESSAGE
I don't want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift—Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future—all of it is yours, and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God.
New English Translation
So then, no more boasting about mere mortals! For everything belongs to you,
New King James Version
Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours:
Simplified Cowboy Version
So, no more big-talking and name-dropping. You don't need any human to gain all things because they already belong to you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So then let no one boast in men. For all things belong to you,
Legacy Standard Bible
So then let no one boast in men. For all things belong to you,

Contextual Overview

21So let no one boast in men [about their wisdom, or of having this or that one as a leader]. For all things are yours,22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter) or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things are yours, 23and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

glory: 1 Corinthians 3:4-7, 1 Corinthians 1:12-17, 1 Corinthians 4:6, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24

For: Romans 4:13, Romans 8:28, Romans 8:32, 2 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 4:15, Revelation 21:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:5 - General Genesis 33:11 - enough Genesis 49:25 - with blessings Numbers 5:10 - hallowed things Numbers 11:29 - Enviest Numbers 18:20 - I am thy part Numbers 23:10 - the death Psalms 16:6 - I have Proverbs 3:16 - and Song of Solomon 2:16 - beloved Isaiah 20:5 - their glory Daniel 2:30 - but Hosea 2:21 - saith Zechariah 8:12 - the remnant Matthew 13:46 - one Mark 2:27 - General Luke 6:20 - for John 17:10 - all Romans 8:9 - he is 1 Corinthians 5:6 - glorying 2 Corinthians 1:6 - whether 2 Corinthians 1:14 - that 2 Corinthians 6:10 - and 2 Corinthians 8:9 - that ye Galatians 4:7 - heir Galatians 6:4 - and not Galatians 6:13 - that they may Galatians 6:14 - that I Colossians 3:11 - but 2 Timothy 1:9 - which James 2:5 - rich 2 Peter 1:3 - all Revelation 21:6 - freely

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,
Genesis 3:3
except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, 'You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.'"
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of the two of them were opened [that is, their awareness increased], and they knew that they were naked; and they fastened fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has covered me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Romans 3:22
This righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all those [Jew or Gentile] who believe [and trust in Him and acknowledge Him as God's Son]. There is no distinction,
2 Corinthians 5:21
He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore let no man glory in men,.... The apostle means ministers, who are but men, even the best of them, and therefore not to be gloried in; and has chiefly respect to the false teachers, whose wisdom, learning, and eloquence, the Corinthians were greatly taken with, and boasted of; it was so ensnaring to them, that they even idolized them for it, called them their masters, pinned their faith on their sleeve, gave up themselves to them, and were greatly under their authority, influence, and direction, which is here condemned; and which was so far from being right, that they ought not to behave in such manner to the best of ministers, nor to glory in anyone above another; no, not in Paul, nor Apollos, nor Cephas;

for all things are yours; all the ministers, and all they are endowed with; these were all for their use and service, for their benefit and advantage; wherefore it was very wrong to set up one above, or against another, or for any party to engross anyone minister, when he belonged to them all; and great weakness to reject others, when they had a common right and property in them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore ... - Paul here proceeds to apply the principles which he had stated above. Since all were ministers or servants of God; since God was the source of all good influences; since, whatever might be the pretensions to wisdom among people, it was all foolishness in the sight of God, the inference was clear, that no man should glory in man. They were all alike poor, frail, ignorant, erring, dependent beings. And hence, also, as all wisdom came from God, and as Christians partook Alike of the benefits of the instruction of the most eminent apostles, they ought to regard this as belonging to them in common, and not to form parties with these names at the head.

Let no man glory in men; - See 1 Corinthians 1:29; compare Jeremiah 9:23-24. It was common among the Jews to range themselves under different leaders - as Hillel and Shammai; and for the Greeks, also, to boast themselves to be the followers of Pythagoras, Zeno, Plato, etc. The same thing began to be manifest in the Christian church; and Paul here rebukes and opposes it.

For all things are yours - This is a reason why they should not range themselves in parties or factions under different leaders. Paul specifies what he means by “all things” in the following verses. The sense is, that since they had an interest in all that could go to promote their welfare; as they were common partakers of the benefits of the talents and labors of the apostles; and as they belonged to Christ, and all to God, it was improper to be split up into factions, as if they derived any special benefit; from one set of persons, or one set of objects. In Paul, in Apollos, in life, death, etc. they had a common interest, and no one should boast that he had any special proprietorship in any of these things.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 21. Let no man glory in men — Let none suppose that he has any cause of exultation in any thing but God. All are yours; he that has God for his portion has every thing that can make him happy and glorious: all are his.


 
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