1Cor 1:31 | RWP | e4.org | That ( ινα ). Probably ellipse ( γενητα to be supplied) as is common in Paul's Epistles ( ; ; ; ; ; ; ). Some explain the imperative καυχασθω as an anacoluthon. The shortened quotation is from . Deissmann notes the importance of these closing verses concerning the origin of Paul's congregations from the lower classes in the large towns as "one of the most important historical witnesses to Primitive Christianity" ( New Light on the N.T. , p. 7; Light from the Ancient East , pp. 7, 14, 60, 142).

‏ 1 Corinthians 1:31

That ( ινα ). Probably ellipse ( γενητα to be supplied) as is common in Paul's Epistles (2Th 2:3; 2Co 8:13; Ga 1:20; 2:9; Ro 4:16; 13:1; 15:3). Some explain the imperative καυχασθω as an anacoluthon. The shortened quotation is from Jer 9:24. Deissmann notes the importance of these closing verses concerning the origin of Paul's congregations from the lower classes in the large towns as "one of the most important historical witnesses to Primitive Christianity" (New Light on the N.T., p. 7; Light from the Ancient East, pp. 7, 14, 60, 142).