1 Corinthians 1:31

1:31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” ¹ 

1 Corinthians 7:20

7:20 Let each one remain in that situation in life ²  in which he was called.

1 Corinthians 7:24

7:24 In whatever situation someone was called, brothers and sisters, ³  let him remain in it with God.

1 Corinthians 10:12

10:12 So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

1 Corinthians 16:22

16:22 Let anyone who has no love for the Lord be accursed. Our Lord, come! ⁴ 

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¹ sn A quotation from Jer 9:24. The themes of Jer 9 have influenced Paul’s presentation in vv. 26-31. Jeremiah calls upon the wise, the strong, and the wealthy not to trust in their resources but in their knowledge of the true God – and so to boast in the Lord. Paul addresses the same three areas of human pride.

² tn Grk “in the calling.” “Calling” in Paul is God’s work of drawing people to faith in Christ. As in 1:26, calling here stands by metonymy for a person’s circumstances when he becomes a Christian.

³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

⁴ tn The Greek text has μαράνα θά (marana qa). These Aramaic words can also be read as maran aqa, translated “Our Lord has come!”