1 Corinthians 1:8

1 Corinthians 1:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Context of 1 Corinthians 1:8

6just as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you, 7so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 10Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.

1 Corinthians 1:8 word by word

ὃς καὶ βεβαιώσει ὑμᾶς ἕως τέλους ἀνεγκλήτους ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• will alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• confirmβεβαιόωbebaioō · to confirmG950
• you to the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• blamelessἀνέγκλητοςanegklētos · irreproachableG410
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of our Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 1:8

• Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous.
• Romans 14:4Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
• Romans 16:25Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past,
• 2 Corinthians 1:21Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:24Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will do it.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
• 1 Peter 5:10After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
• Ephesians 5:27that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
• Philippians 2:15so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
• Colossians 1:22yet He has now reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Peter 3:14Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found spotless and blameless by Him, at peace,
• Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with great joy,
• Philippians 1:6For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.
• Philippians 2:16holding firmly the word of life, so that on the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Who shall - confirm you - As the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you, so, in conscientiously believing and obeying, God will confirm you through that testimony. See 1 Corinthians 1:6. In the day of our Lord Jesus - In the day that he comes to judge the world, according to some; but, in the day in which he comes to destroy the Jewish polity, according to others. While God destroys them who are disobedient, he can save you who believe.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Who shall also confirm you - Who shall establish you in the hopes of the gospel. He shall make you “firm” ( ́ bebaiōsei) amidst all your trials, and all the efforts which may be made to shake your faith, and to remove you from that firm foundation on which you now rest. Unto the end - That is, to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He would keep them to the end of life in the path of holiness, so that at the coming of the Lord Jesus they might be found…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Believers are saved from eternal punishment (see Romans 8:1), but they must still answer to God for their actions (see 1 Corinthians 3:12–15; 4:4–5; 2 Corinthians 5:10). Paul urges his readers to live a holy life in order to be blameless when Christ returns (see Philippians 1:6, 10; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 5:23–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Who--God, 1Co 1:4 (not Jesus Christ, 1Co 1:7, in which case it would be "in His day"). unto the end--namely, "the coming of Christ." blameless in the day of ... Christ--(1Th 5:23). After that day there is no danger (Ep 4:30; Php 1:6). Now is our day to work, and the day of our enemies to try us: then will be the day of Christ, and of His glory in the saints [Bengel].Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 1:8

• Grace of God
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In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Jesus Christ
• Confirm
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Cross
• Disputer
• Foolishness

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