1 Corinthians 1:31

That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Ver. 31. Glory in the Lord] Acquiesce and exult in him, which is the end why God hath done all this for us in Christ.

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³¹ That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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