English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 1:4
4I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
1 Corinthians 1:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
- New International Version (NIV)I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,
- New Living Translation (NLT)I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.
Context of 1 Corinthians 1:4
2To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—
Read all of 1 Corinthians 11 Corinthians 1:4 word by word
Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῇ χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ δοθείσῃ ὑμῖν ἐν Χριστῷ ἸησοῦRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I thankεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
- onπερίperi · aboutG4012
- yourσύsu · youG4771
- forἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
- givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 1:4
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
- Romans 6:17But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,
- Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,
- Acts 21:20And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the law,
- 1 Corinthians 1:3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- John 10:30I and the Father are one."
- John 14:14If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
- John 15:26"But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
- 1 Timothy 1:14and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4For the grace - which is given you - Not only their calling to be saints, and to be sanctified in Christ Jesus; but for the various spiritual gifts which they had received, as specified in the succeeding verses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I thank my God - No small part of this Epistle is occupied with reproofs for the disorders which had arisen in the church at Corinth. Before proceeding, however, to the specific statement of those disorders (1 Corinthians 1:10 ff), the apostle commends them for the attainments which they had really made in divine knowledge, and thus shows that he was disposed to concede to them all that he could. It was no part of the disposition of Paul to withhold…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4in Christ Jesus: Paul often uses the phrase in Christ Jesus to describe the saving relationship believers have with Christ (for example, Romans 3:24; Galatians 2:4; Ephesians 3:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. He puts the causes for praise and hope among them in the foreground, not to discourage them by the succeeding reproof, and in order to appeal to their better selves. my God--(Ro 1:8; Php 1:3). always--(Compare Php 1:4). the grace ... given you--(Compare 1Co 1:7). by ... Christ--literally, "IN Jesus Christ" given you as members in Christ.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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