1 Corinthians 1:7 (DBY)

Passage

so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Nearby Context

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,)

1 Corinthians 1:7 so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Corinthians 1:8 who shall also confirm you to [the] end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye have been called into [the] fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "short", "gift", "awaiting", "revelation", "lord", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "short", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "according as the testimony of the Christ..." into verse 8's "who shall also confirm you to the...", so "come" and "short" 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 "come" and "short" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.