1 Corinthians 1:8 (ASV)

Passage

who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye be] unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Nearby Context

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

1 Corinthians 1:7 so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Corinthians 1:8 who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye be] unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "confirm", "unreproveable", "lord", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "confirm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "so that ye come behind in no..." into verse 9's "God is faithful through whom ye were...", so "shall" and "confirm" 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 "shall" and "confirm" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.