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1 Corinthians 1:31

ἵνα, καθὼς γέγραπται, ὁ καυχώμενος ἐν Κυρίῳ καυχάσθω.

1. One Word Echoes Through the Entire Verse

Some verses impress us with many different words. This verse impresses us by repeating the same idea.

Listen to the rhythm:

καυχώμενος “the one boasting”

καυχάσθω “let him boast”

The same root appears twice.

Greek deliberately repeats the idea of boasting, but it changes the direction of that boasting. The issue is not whether people boast. The issue is where their boasting is aimed.

2. Transliteration

ína, kathós ghégraptai, o kafhómenos en Kyrío kafhástho.

3. Literal Translation

“So that, just as it is written, ‘The one who boasts, let him boast in the LORD.’”… Learn Koine Greek