1 Corinthians 1:29 (GNV)

Passage

That no flesh shoulde reioyce in his presence.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish thinges of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake thinges of the worlde, to confound the mightie things,

1 Corinthians 1:28 And vile things of the worlde and thinges which are despised, hath God chosen, and thinges which are not, to bring to nought thinges that are,

1 Corinthians 1:29 That no flesh shoulde reioyce in his presence.

1 Corinthians 1:30 But ye are of him in Christ Iesus, who of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption,

1 Corinthians 1:31 That, according as it is written, Hee that reioyceth, let him reioyce in the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "flesh", "shoulde", "reioyce", and "presence". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "flesh" and "shoulde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And vile things of the worlde and..." into verse 30's "But ye are of him in Christ...", so "flesh" and "shoulde" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "flesh" and "shoulde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.