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1 Corinthians 1:7

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Corinthians 1:7 · King James Version
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  • WEB so that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
  • BSB Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • NKJV so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • NASB so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • NLT Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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As a result they lacked no spiritual gift while awaiting Christ's return. They were both well-equipped and rightly oriented toward the future.

Overview

Paul affirms that the Corinthians possessed the full range of gifts needed for the church's life, even as he will later correct their abuse. Their posture of 'waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ' points the church beyond present gifts to Christ's second coming. Christian life is lived in this 'already and not yet' tension, equipped now and expectant for then.

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Cross-references · 23

  • Phil 3:20For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 2 Pet 3:12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
  • Heb 9:28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
  • 1 Jn 3:2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
  • 1 Pet 4:13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
  • Rom 8:19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
  • Luke 17:30Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
  • Jude 1:21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
  • Titus 2:13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
  • 1 Pet 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
  • Heb 10:36–37For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
  • Jas 5:7–8Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
  • 1 Pet 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • 2 Cor 12:13For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
  • Gen 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
  • 1 Th 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
  • Luke 12:36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
  • 1 Tim 6:14–15That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 2 Th 1:7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
  • Col 3:4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
  • 2 Tim 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
  • Matt 25:1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
  • 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

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