1 Corinthians 1:29
That no flesh should glory in his presence.
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Study Note
'That no flesh should glory in his presence' — this summary of God's election logic (choosing the foolish, weak, base, and despised things of the world) arrives at its telos: the complete elimination of human self-congratulation before the divine throne. The word 'flesh' (sarx) carries its full Pauline weight — not merely human physicality but the entire domain of human self-reliance, social status, and religious achievement that Paul catalogs in Philippians 3:4–6 as his own pre-conversion capital. The verse crystallizes 1 Corinthians 1:18–31's theology of the cross as a reversal of all human value-systems, making the church a community where the only proper boast is in God alone (verse 31).
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that no flesh should glory before God.
that no flesh may glory before Him;
So that no flesh might have glory before God.
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