1 Corinthians 1:6

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In this way, the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you,

King James Version (1611)
Euen as the Testimony of Christ was confirmed in you.

King James Version
Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

English Standard Version
even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—

New American Standard Bible
just as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you,

New Century Version
Just as our witness about Christ has been guaranteed to you,

Amplified Bible
In this way our testimony about Christ was confirmed and established in you,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you,

Legacy Standard Bible
even as the witness about Christ was confirmed in you,

Berean Standard Bible
because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.

Contemporary English Version
Now you are certain that everything we told you about our Lord Christ Jesus is true.

Complete Jewish Bible
Indeed, the testimony about the Messiah has become firmly established in you;

Darby Translation
(according as the testimony of the Christ has been confirmed in you,)

Easy-to-Read Version
This proves that what we told you about Christ is true.

Geneva Bible (1587)
As the testimonie of Iesus Christ hath bene confirmed in you:

George Lamsa Translation
Because the testimony of Christ has been confirmed in you:

Good News Translation
The message about Christ has become so firmly established in you

Lexham English Bible
just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed in you,

Literal Translation
even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

American Standard Version
even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

Bible in Basic English
Even as the witness of the Christ has been made certain among you:

Hebrew Names Version
even as the testimony of Messiah was confirmed in you:

International Standard Version
In this way, our testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you.1 Corinthians 2:1; 2 Timothy 1:8; Revelation 1:2;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
according to the testimony of the Meshiha, which is confirmed in you.

Murdock Translation
even as the testimony of Messiah was confirmed among you:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
As the testimonie of Iesus Christ was confirmed in you.

English Revised Version
even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

World English Bible
even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
in all utterance and in all knowledge, As the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you:

Weymouth's New Testament
Thus my testimony as to the Christ has been confirmed in your experience,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
as the witnessyng of Crist is confermyd in you;

Update Bible Version
even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

Webster's Bible Translation
Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

New English Translation
just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you—

New King James Version
even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

New Living Translation
This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true.

New Life Bible
This shows that what I told you about Christ and what He could do for you has been done in your lives.

New Revised Standard
just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you—

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Even as, the witness of the Christ, hath been confirmed in you,

Douay-Rheims Bible
As the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

Revised Standard Version
even as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you--

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
even as the testimony of Iesus Christ was confermed in you)

Young's Literal Translation
according as the testimony of the Christ was confirmed in you,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
(eue as ye preachinge of Christ is confirmed in you)

Mace New Testament (1729)
whereby the testimony we gave concerning Christ was confirmed among you.

Simplified Cowboy Version
I told y'all this would happen and now you know I was speaking the truth.

Contextual Overview

¹I, Paul, have been called and sent by Jesus, the Messiah, according to God's plan, along with my friend Sosthenes. I send this letter to you in God's church at Corinth, believers cleaned up by Jesus and set apart for a God-filled life. I include in my greeting all who call out to Jesus, wherever they live. He's their Master as well as ours! ³ May all the gifts and benefits that come from God our Father, and the Master, Jesus Christ, be yours. ⁴Every 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. ⁷Just think—you don't need a thing, you've got it all! All God's gifts are right in front of you as you wait expectantly for our Master Jesus to arrive on the scene for the Finale. And not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by Jesus. God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you. Never forget that.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the: 1 Corinthians 2:1, 1 Corinthians 2:2, Acts 18:5, Acts 20:21, Acts 20:24, Acts 22:18, Acts 23:11, Acts 28:23, 1 Timothy 2:6, 2 Timothy 1:8, 1 John 5:11-13, Revelation 1:2, Revelation 1:9, Revelation 6:9, Revelation 12:11, Revelation 12:17, Revelation 19:10

was: Mark 16:20, Acts 11:17, Acts 11:21, Romans 15:19, 2 Corinthians 12:12, Galatians 3:5, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 2:4

Reciprocal: John 15:26 - he

Cross-References

Genesis 1:6
God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!" God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.

Genesis 1:11
God spoke: "Earth, green up! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants, Every sort of fruit-bearing tree." And there it was. Earth produced green seed-bearing plants, all varieties, And fruit-bearing trees of all sorts. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Three.

Genesis 1:14
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.

Genesis 1:20
God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life! Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!" God created the huge whales, all the swarm of life in the waters, And every kind and species of flying birds. God saw that it was good. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocean! Birds, reproduce on Earth!" It was evening, it was morning— Day Five.

Genesis 1:26
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."

Psalms 19:1
A David Psalm God's glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon. Madame Day holds classes every morning, Professor Night lectures each evening.

Psalms 33:6
The skies were made by God 's command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out. He scooped Sea into his jug, put Ocean in his keg.

Psalms 150:1
Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship, praise him under the open skies; Praise him for his acts of power, praise him for his magnificent greatness; Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings; Praise him with castanets and dance, praise him with banjo and flute; Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum, praise him with fiddles and mandolin. Let every living, breathing creature praise God ! Hallelujah!

Ecclesiastes 11:3
When the clouds are full of water, it rains. When the wind blows down a tree, it lies where it falls. Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work. Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life.

Jeremiah 10:10
But God is the real thing— the living God, the eternal King. When he's angry, Earth shakes. Yes, and the godless nations quake.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you. By "the testimony of Christ" is meant the Gospel of Christ, which bears a testimony to his deity, his incarnation, his obedience, sufferings, and death, his resurrection from the dead, ascension to heaven, session at God's right hand, and intercession for the saints; to redemption by his blood, justification by his righteousness, pardon and atonement of sin by his sacrifice, and complete salvation by his obedience and death. This, as it had been preached to the Corinthians, was confirmed and established among them, by the signs and miracles with which it was attended; by the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit, particularly of prophecy bestowed on many of them; and by the internal power and energy of the Spirit, accompanying and applying it to their souls.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Even as - Καθώς Kathōs. The force of this expression seems to be this, “The gospel of Christ was at first established among you by means of the miraculous endowments of the Holy Spirit. Those same endowments are still continued among you, and now furnish evidence of the divine favor, and of the truth of the gospel to you, ‘even as’ - that is, in the same measure as they did when the gospel was first preached.” The power to speak with tongues, etc. 1 Corinthians 14:0 would be a “continued miracle,” and would be a demonstration to them then of the truth of Christianity as it was at first.

The testimony of Christ - The gospel. It is here called “the testimony of Christ,” because it bore witness to Christ - to his divine nature, his miracles, his Messiahship, his character, his death, etc. The message of the gospel consists in bearing witness to Christ and his work; see 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; 2 Timothy 1:8.

Was confirmed - Was established, or proved. It was proved to be divine, by the miraculous attestations of the Holy Spirit. It was confirmed, or made certain to their souls by the agency of the Holy Spirit, sealing it on their hearts. The word translated “confirmed” ἐβεβαιώθη ebebaiōthē, is used in the sense of establishing, confirming, or demonstrating by miracles, etc.; in Mark 16:20; compare Hebrews 13:9; Philippians 1:7.

In you - ἐν ὑμῖν en humin. Among you as a people, or in your hearts. Perhaps the apostle intends to include both. The gospel had been established among them by the demonstrations of the agency of the Spirit in the gift of tongues, and had at the same time taken deep root in their hearts, and was exerting a practical influence on their lives.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 1:6. As the testimony of Christ, &c.] The testimony of Christ is the Gospel which the apostle had preached, and which had been confirmed by various gifts of the Holy Spirit, and miracles wrought by the apostle.