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 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 which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, 5that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, 6even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in 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, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
• Romans 6:17But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
• Acts 11:23When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
• Acts 21:20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and 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 My Father are one.”
• John 14:14If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
• John 15:26“But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
• 1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which 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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 1:4

• Grace of God
• Jesus Continued
• Love
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Confirm
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Cross
• Disputer
• Foolishness
• Household
• Join

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