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1 Corinthians 1:5

that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge,
1 Corinthians 1:5 · New American Standard Bible
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  • WEB that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge;
  • KJV That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
  • BSB For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
  • NKJV that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge,
  • NLT Through him, God has enriched your church in every way—with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge.

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Paul notes they were enriched in Christ in all speech and knowledge. God had abundantly gifted this church.

Overview

The Corinthians were not lacking in spiritual endowments; they overflowed in 'speech and all knowledge,' the very gifts they later misused for pride and division. Paul acknowledges God as the giver of these riches, setting up his later teaching that gifts are for service, not boasting. True enrichment is 'in him,' Christ being the source of all spiritual wealth.

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Cross-references · 26

  • 2 Cor 9:11you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which produces through us thanksgiving to God.
  • 2 Cor 8:7But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.
  • Col 2:3in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
  • Phil 1:9This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
  • Rom 15:14I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.
  • Jas 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
  • 1 Cor 12:8For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
  • 2 Pet 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
  • Eph 6:19on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
  • Eph 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
  • Col 3:10and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
  • Eph 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
  • 1 Cor 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.
  • Eph 2:7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
  • Rom 11:12Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?
  • Col 1:9–10For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  • 1 Cor 8:11And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
  • 1 Cor 14:26What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
  • 2 Cor 4:6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 2:4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
  • 1 Cor 13:8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
  • 1 Cor 14:5–6Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
  • Rom 15:4For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
  • 1 Cor 12:10and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.
  • 1 Cor 4:7–10For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
  • Col 4:3–4praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;

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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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