Bible Strands
1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Corinthian church, mid-argument against their factional pride (1:10–17), to ground their identity in what God did rather than what they chose.
The words — ἐξ (ex) carries the verse: "out of" or "from," marking origin rather than mere association; you are in Christ from Him, not by your own arrival.
The thread — The fourfold list (wisdom, righteousness, holiness, redemption) is unpacked elsewhere: redemption in Ephesians 1:7, righteousness in Philippians 3:9, and the resulting absence of condemnation in Romans 8:1.
Why it lands — It forecloses the boast: if your standing in Christ is entirely sourced in Him, there is nothing left to claim as your own achievement.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
Cross-references
- Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Philippians 3:9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
- Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- Colossians 1:14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- Jeremiah 33:16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.