1 Corinthians 1:8

Contextual Overview

¹ Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, ¹ Paul called to be an Apostle of Iesus Christ, through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, ¹Paul, called as an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Sosthenes our brother: ¹ Sha'ul, called to be an apostle of Yeshua the Messiah through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, ¹ Paul, [a] called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother, ¹ Greetings from Paul. I was chosen to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. God chose me because that is what he wanted. Greetings also from Sosthenes, our brother in Christ. ¹Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, ¹ Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, ¹Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, ¹ From Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from Sosthenes, who is also a follower.

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confirm: Psalms 37:17, Psalms 37:28, Romans 14:4, Romans 16:25, 2 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, 1 Peter 5:10

blameless: Ephesians 5:27, Philippians 2:15, Colossians 1:22, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, 2 Peter 3:14, Jude 1:24, Jude 1:25

the day: Philippians 1:6, Philippians 1:10, Philippians 2:16, 2 Peter 3:10

Reciprocal: Psalms 92:15 - To show Psalms 119:33 - I shall keep Jeremiah 46:9 - Ethiopians Matthew 24:13 - General John 13:1 - unto Acts 14:22 - Confirming Acts 15:32 - confirmed 1 Corinthians 3:13 - the day 1 Corinthians 5:5 - the day 2 Corinthians 1:14 - in the Ephesians 1:4 - without 2 Thessalonians 1:2 - General 2 Thessalonians 1:11 - fulfil 2 Thessalonians 2:17 - stablish 1 Timothy 3:10 - being 1 Timothy 6:14 - until Hebrews 12:2 - finisher 2 Peter 3:12 - hasting unto the coming

Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
And God called the light, Day, and the darkenes, he called Night. So the euening and the morning were the first day.

Genesis 1:5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Genesis 1:5
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.

Genesis 1:5
God named the light "day," and he named the darkness "night." There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day.

Genesis 1:5
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Genesis 1:5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

Genesis 1:5
Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Genesis 1:5
and named the light "Day" and the darkness "Night." Evening came and then morning—that was the first day.

Genesis 1:5
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. So there was evening, and there was morning, one day.

Genesis 1:5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who shall also confirm you unto the end,.... The author of this blessing of confirmation is not the Lord Jesus Christ, though he is mentioned in the latter part of 1 Corinthians 1:7; and seems to be the antecedent to the relative "who" in this, but is not, for this confirmation is made in him; see 2 Corinthians 1:21; and besides, it is in order that the saints might be blameless in the day of Christ, and so must design some other person distinct from him, which is God the Father, 1 Corinthians 1:4, to whom the apostle gives thanks, and continues to do so unto this verse; in which he assures the saints of confirmation in grace by God, the author and giver of all grace: and which may be understood of their confirmation in the love and favour of God, from which there can be no separation; and of their establishment in the person of Christ, and in the doctrines of grace; and of the permanency of the grace of the Spirit in them, and of their perseverance in faith and holiness unto the end: that is, of their days; even until the day of Christ, when the good work begun in them shall be performed and finished; that is, "for ever", as the Ethiopic version reads it; for the love of God to his people always continues; their interest in Christ can never be lost; grace in them is an immortal seed; nor shall they be ever finally and totally moved away from the hope of the Gospel:

that ye may be blameless; not in themselves, for no man is without his faults; none of God's children are without their failings and infirmities; they have whereof to blame themselves, and may be blamed by God too in a providential way; but they are so in Christ their head, being justified by his righteousness, and washed in his blood; and so in the sight of God, as considered in Christ; and will appear such

in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, when he shall descend from heaven, and take his saints to him, and present them to himself a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who shall also confirm you - Who shall establish you in the hopes of the gospel. He shall make you “firm” (βεβαιώσει bebaiōsei) amidst all your trials, and all the efforts which may be made to shake your faith, and to remove you from that firm foundation on which you now rest.

Unto the end - That is, to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He would keep them to the end of life in the path of holiness, so that at the coming of the Lord Jesus they might be found blameless; compare John 13:1. The sense is, that they should be kept, and should not be suffered to fall away and perish - and this is one of the many places which express the strong confidence of Paul that those who are true Christians shall be preserved unto everlasting life; compare Philippians 1:6.

That ye may be blameless - The word rendered “blameless” ἀνεγκλήτου anegklētou does not mean perfect, but properly denotes those against whom there is no charge of crime; who are unaccused, and against whom there is no ground of accusation. Here it does not mean that they were personally perfect, but that God would so keep them, and enable them to evince a Christian character, as to give evidence that they were his friends, and completely escape condemnation in the last Day; see the notes at Romans 8:33-34. There is no man who has not his faults; no Christian who is not conscious of imperfection; but it is the design of God so to keep his people, and so to justify and sanctify them through the Lord Jesus, that the church may be presented “a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle” Ephesians 5:27 on the Day of Judgment.

In the day ... - On the Day when the Lord Jesus shall come to judge the world; and which will be called his Day, because it will be the Day in which he will be the great and conspicuous object, and which is especially appointed to glorify him; see 2 Thessalonians 1:10, “Who shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 1:8. Who shall - confirm you — As the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you, so, in conscientiously believing and obeying, God will confirm you through that testimony. See 1 Corinthians 1:6.

In the day of our Lord Jesus — In the day that he comes to judge the world, according to some; but, in the day in which he comes to destroy the Jewish polity, according to others. While God destroys them who are disobedient, he can save you who believe.