1 Corinthians 1:4 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:2 to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to [those] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs 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 about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;

1 Corinthians 1:5 that in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word [of doctrine], and all knowledge,

1 Corinthians 1:6 (according as the testimony of the Christ has been confirmed in you,)

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "thank", "always", "respect", "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 have been enriched...", 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.