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1 Corinthians 1:4

I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 1:4 · New Living Translation
Parallel translations
  • WEB I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;
  • KJV I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
  • BSB I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
  • NKJV I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,
  • NASB I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

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Quick answer

Paul thanks God continually for the grace given to the Corinthians in Christ Jesus. Even a troubled church is cause for gratitude because of God's work in them.

Overview

Paul begins not with their problems but with thanksgiving for God's grace already at work among them. This grace was 'given in Christ Jesus,' underscoring that every spiritual blessing comes through union with the Son. Modeling pastoral love, Paul affirms genuine evidence of grace before addressing serious flaws.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 11

  • Rom 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
  • John 14:26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.
  • John 15:26“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
  • 1 Tim 1:14The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
  • Rom 6:17But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.
  • John 14:14If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
  • John 14:16I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever, —
  • John 10:30I and the Father are one.”
  • Acts 11:23who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 1:3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 21:20They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

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Christ at the center

Christ crucified is the wisdom and power of God; he is our Passover sacrificed for us, the firstfruits of resurrection, the foundation on which everything is built.

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