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

2I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. 3May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. 5Through him, God has enriched your church in every way—with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge. 6This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true.

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 1:8Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.
• Romans 6:17Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.
• Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.
• Acts 21:20After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.
• 1 Corinthians 1:3May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• John 14:14Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
• John 15:26“But I will send you the Advocate —the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me.
• 1 Timothy 1:14Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from 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