καύχησις
kauchēsis (G2746)
pride
AI Word Study
The Greek word καύχησις (kauchēsis) translates to "pride". It is a noun that appears 12 times in the Bible. This term suggests an excessive or unwarranted sense of self-importance, likely resulting from a person's achievements, possessions, or social status. The occurrences of καύχησις in the Bible reveal its range of usage, often in relation to a person's attitude towards their own accomplishments or possessions. It may also imply a sense of self-reliance or self-sufficiency, which can be a barrier to faith or spiritual growth. The significance of καύχησις lies in its potential to hinder a person's connection with God or others, as it can create a separation between the individual and those around them. The numerous occurrences of this term in the Bible emphasize its importance and serve as a reminder to maintain humility in one's interactions with others.
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Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
I have therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.
I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
Therefore show the proof of your love to them before the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.
lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting.
As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
That which I speak, I don’t speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.