1 Corinthians 1:4

Amplified Bible

I thank my God always for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
I always thank my God for you because of the grace that he has given you through Christ Jesus.

Revised Standard Version
I give thanks to God always for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I thanke my God all wayes on youre behalfe for ye grace of God which is geuen you by Iesus Christ

Hebrew Names Version
I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Messiah Yeshua;

International Standard Version
I always thank mymy">[fn] God for you because of the grace of God given you in Christ Jesus.Romans 1:8;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

New Century Version
I always thank my God for you because of the grace God has given you in Christ Jesus.

Update Bible Version
I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

Webster's Bible Translation
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

English Standard Version
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,

World English Bible
I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Christ Jesus:

Weymouth's New Testament
I thank my God continually on your behalf for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus--

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y do thankyngis to my God eueremore for you, in the grace of God that is youun to you in Crist Jhesu.

English Revised Version
I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

Berean Standard Bible
I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.

Contemporary English Version
I never stop thanking my God for being kind enough to give you Christ Jesus,

American Standard Version
I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

Bible in Basic English
I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;

Complete Jewish Bible
I thank my God always for you because of God's love and kindness given to you through the Messiah Yeshua,

Darby Translation
I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;

Etheridge Translation
I give thanks to Aloha at all times on your behalf for the grace of Aloha which is given to you through Jeshu Meshiha,

Murdock Translation
I thank my God at all times on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given to you in Jesus Messiah;

King James Version (1611)
I thanke my God alwayes on your behalfe, for the grace of God which is giuen you by Iesus Christ,

New Living Translation
I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.

New Life Bible
I am thankful to God all the time for you. I am thankful for the loving-favor God has given to you because you belong to Christ Jesus.

New Revised Standard
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus,

Geneva Bible (1587)
I thanke my God alwayes on your behalfe for the grace of God, which is giuen you in Iesus Christ,

George Lamsa Translation
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God that has been given to you by Jesus Christ;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I give thanks unto my God, at all times, concerning you, by reason of the favour of God given unto you in Christ Jesus, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I thanke my God alwayes on your behalfe, for the grace of God whiche is geuen you in Iesus Christe:

Good News Translation
I always give thanks to my God for you because of the grace he has given you through Christ Jesus.

Christian Standard Bible®
I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus,

King James Version
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

Lexham English Bible
I give thanks to my God always concerning you, because of the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus,

Literal Translation
I give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus,

Young's Literal Translation
I give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I thake my God allwayes on youre behalfe, for the fauoure of God which is geue you in Iesus Christ,

Mace New Testament (1729)
I continually give thanks to God on your behalf, for the favour he has bestowed on you thro' Jesus Christ;

THE MESSAGE
Every time I think of you—and I think of you often!—I thank God for your lives of free and open access to God, given by Jesus. There's no end to what has happened in you—it's beyond speech, beyond knowledge. The evidence of Christ has been clearly verified in your lives.

New English Translation
I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.

New King James Version
I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,

Simplified Cowboy Version
When I'm riding along, my thoughts often wander to you and all the benefits of riding for the brand. This brand is Jesus's brand, but he lets us ride for him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

Legacy Standard Bible
I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

Contextual Overview

¹Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, ²To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified (set apart, made holy) in Christ Jesus, who are selected and called as saints (God's people), together with all those who in every place call on and honor the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: ³Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴I thank my God always for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,⁵so that in everything you were [exceedingly] enriched in Him, in all speech [empowered by the spiritual gifts] and in all knowledge [with insight into the faith]. ⁶In this way our testimony about Christ was confirmed and established in you, ⁷so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift [which comes from the Holy Spirit], as you eagerly wait [with confident trust] for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ [when He returns]. ⁸And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thank: Romans 1:8, Romans 6:17, Acts 11:23, Acts 21:20

the grace: 1 Corinthians 1:3, John 10:30, John 14:14, John 14:16, John 14:26, John 15:26, 1 Timothy 1:14

Reciprocal: John 1:16 - of his 1 Corinthians 1:14 - thank 1 Corinthians 14:16 - at 1 Corinthians 14:18 - General 1 Corinthians 15:1 - which also 2 Corinthians 7:4 - great 2 Corinthians 8:9 - the grace 2 Corinthians 9:14 - the exceeding Galatians 3:5 - worketh Ephesians 5:20 - thanks Philippians 1:3 - I thank Colossians 1:3 - give 1 Thessalonians 1:2 - General 2 Thessalonians 1:3 - are 2 Thessalonians 1:12 - the grace

Cross-References

Genesis 1:10
God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that this was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.

Genesis 1:12
The earth sprouted and abundantly produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, according to their kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.

Genesis 1:18
to rule over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.

Genesis 1:25
So God made the wild animals of the earth according to their kind, and the cattle according to their kind, and everything that creeps and crawls on the earth according to its kind; and God saw that it was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.

Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that [even secular] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly and self-indulgence as light excels darkness.

Ecclesiastes 11:7
The light is sweet and pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I thank my God always on your behalf,.... Now follows a thanksgiving for various blessings bestowed upon this church, which is a proof of the apostle's great affection for it, and how much its welfare lay at his heart. The object of thanksgiving is God, for as he is the author of all mercies, the glory and praise of them ought to be given to him. The apostle styles him "my God", to distinguish him from others; and to express his faith of interest in him; and to observe to this church, that all the good things they enjoyed came from him, who was his God and their God, his Father and their Father; and for which reason he returned thanks to him for them, and by so doing set them an example: the persons on whose behalf he gave thanks were not at this time himself and Sosthenes, but the members of the church at Corinth; and the continuance of his thankfulness for them, is "always", as often as he went to the throne of grace, or at any other time thought of them: what he particularly gives thanks to God for in this verse is,

for the grace which is given you by Jesus Christ: and includes all sorts of grace, adopting, justifying, pardoning, regenerating, and sanctifying grace; every particular grace of the Spirit, as faith, repentance, hope, love, fear, humility, self-denial, c. all are gifts of God, and entirely owing to his free grace, and not to man's free will and power, or to any merits of his and all come through the hands of Christ, and are given forth by him, as the Mediator of the covenant, and in consequence of his blood, righteousness, sacrifice, and merit.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I 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 commendation where it was due. On the contrary, as he was disposed to be faithful in reproving the errors of Christians, he was no less disposed to commend them when it could be done; compare the note at Romans 1:8. A willingness to commend those who do well is as much in accordance with the gospel, as a disposition to reprove where it is deserved; and a minister, or a parent, may frequently do as decided good by judicious commendation as by reproof, and much more than by fault-finding and harsh crimination.

On your behalf - In respect to you; that God has conferred these favors on you.

For the grace of God - On account of the favors which God has bestowed on you through the Lord Jesus. Those favors are specified in the following verses. For the meaning of the word “grace,” see the note at Romans 1:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 1:4. For 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.