1 Corinthians 1:4 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:2 unto the church of God which is at Corinth, [even] them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their [Lord] and ours:

1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

1 Corinthians 1:5 that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all utterance and all knowledge;

1 Corinthians 1:6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "thank", "always", "concerning", "given", "christ", and "jesus". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Grace to you and peace from God..." into verse 5's "that in everything ye were enriched in...", so "grace" and "thank" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "thank" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.