as you have already understood us in part, so that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.
Parallel translations
- WEB as also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
- KJV As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
- NKJV (as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
- NASB just as you also partially did understand us, that we are your reason to be proud as you also are ours, on the day of our Lord Jesus.
- NLT even if you don’t understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesus returns, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you.
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Quick answer
The Corinthians have partly recognized that they can be proud of Paul, as he is of them, especially looking to Christ's return. Their mutual boasting will be vindicated on the day of the Lord.
Overview
Paul looks forward to 'the day of our Lord Jesus,' when true relationships and faithful ministry will be revealed and rewarded. He hopes their partial understanding of him will grow into full mutual confidence. By orienting their relationship toward Christ's return, Paul reminds them that present misunderstandings will be resolved in light of eternity.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Th 2:19–20After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- Phil 2:16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- 1 Cor 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Th 3:13so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- Phil 4:1Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
- Phil 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- Phil 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- 1 Th 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Cor 5:12We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
- 2 Cor 2:5Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
- Rom 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
- 1 Cor 11:18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
- 1 Cor 15:31I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- 2 Cor 9:2For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
- Phil 1:26so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
- 1 Cor 3:21–23Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
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