Thanksgiving for the Corinthian Believers

I give thanks to my God always concerning you, because of the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus, that[a] in everything you were made rich in him, in all speech and all knowledge, just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed in you, so that you do not lack in any spiritual gift as you[b] eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called to fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:5 Or “because”; the conjunction either (1) introduces a content clause (“that”) giving the content of Paul’s thanks, or (2) introduces a causal clause (“because”) giving the reason for Paul’s thanks
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:7 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“eagerly await”) which is understood as temporal

Thanksgiving

I always thank my God for you(A) because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched(B) in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge(C) God thus confirming our testimony(D) about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift(E) as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.(F) He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless(G) on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.(H) God is faithful,(I) who has called you(J) into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.(K)

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