1 Corinthians 1:30

1 Corinthians 1:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
• New Living Translation (NLT)God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.

Context of 1 Corinthians 1:30

28God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 1:30 word by word

ἐξ αὐτοῦ δὲ ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ὃς ἐγενήθη σοφία ἡμῖν ἀπὸ θεοῦ, δικαιοσύνη τε καὶ ἁγιασμὸς καὶ ἀπολύτρωσις,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• is madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• unto usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sanctificationἁγιασμόςhagiasmos · holinessG38
• redemptionἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsis · redemptionG629

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 1:30

• 1 Corinthians 12:18But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
• Isaiah 45:17But Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting.
• John 15:1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
• John 17:21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
• Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
• Romans 12:5so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
• Romans 16:7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
• 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.
• Ephesians 1:3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
• Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
• Romans 11:36For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
• 2 Corinthians 5:18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
• 1 Corinthians 1:24but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
• 1 Corinthians 12:8To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,
• Proverbs 1:20Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus - Even the good which you possess is granted by God, for it is by and through him that Christ Jesus comes, and all the blessings of the Gospel dispensation. Who of God is made unto us wisdom - As being the author of that evangelical wisdom which far excels the wisdom of the philosopher and the scribe, and even that legal constitution which is called the wisdom of the Jews, Deuteronomy 4:6. And righteousness…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30But of him - That is, by his agency and power. It is not by philosophy; not from ourselves; but by his mercy. The apostle keeps it prominently in view, that it was not of their philosophy, wealth, or rank that they had been raised to these privileges, but of God as the author. Are ye - Ye are what you are by the mercy of God. 1 Corinthians 15:10. You owe your hopes to him. The emphasis in this verse is to he placed on this expression, “are ye.” You are…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-31Verses 26-31 God did not choose philosophers, nor orators, nor statesmen, nor men of wealth, and power, and interest in the world, to publish the gospel of grace and peace. He best judges what men and what measures serve the purposes of his glory. Though not many noble are usually called by Divine grace, there have been some such in every age, who have not been ashamed of the gospel of Christ; and persons of every rank stand in need of pardoning grace…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus: When people unite with Christ Jesus, God makes them righteous, holy, and free (see 1 Corinthians 6:11; Romans 3:21–26; 5:17–21). This work of Christ shows God's wisdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. But ... ye--in contrast to them that "glory" in worldly wisdom and greatness. of him are--not of yourselves (Ep 2:8), but of Him (Ro 11:36). From Him ye are (that is, have spiritual life, who once were spiritually among the "things which are not." 1Co 1:28). in Christ--by living union with Him. Not "in the flesh" (1Co 1:26, 29). of God--from God; emanating from Him and sent by Him. is made unto us--has been made to us, to our eternal gain…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 1:30

• Boasting
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Justification
• Minister, Christian
• Redemption
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Sanctification
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Christ, Jesus
• Confirm
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Cross

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings