ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Cor 3:21
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1 Cor 3:21

3:21 let no one boast. See note 1:29.

all things are yours. This principle demonstrates the pettiness and absurdity of the Corinthians’ quarreling. If we belong to Christ, then because of Him all things belong to us (Rom. 8:17, 38, 39; Heb. 1:2), and jealousy can have no place in our lives. How little the Corinthians appreciated their Christian privileges is pointed out again in 6:2.