1 Corinthians 1:4

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was 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,

Context of 1 Corinthians 1:4

2to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. 3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus. 5For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge – 6just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you –

1 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 of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
• Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were entrusted to,
• Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
• Acts 21:20When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers of the law.
• 1 Corinthians 1:3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• John 14:14If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
• John 15:26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father – the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father – he will testify about me,
• 1 Timothy 1:14and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love 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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 1:4

• Grace of God
• Jesus Continued
• Love
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Jesus Christ
• Confirm
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Cross

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