1 Corinthians 1:4 (LSB)

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 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called as saints, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 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 you were enriched in Him, in all word and all knowledge,

1 Corinthians 1:6 even as the witness about 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 you 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.