1 Corinthians 1:7 (LSB)

Passage

so that you are not lacking in any gift, eagerly awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Nearby Context

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,

1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, eagerly awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 1:8 who will also confirm you to the end, beyond reproach in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "even as the witness about Christ was..." into verse 8's "who will also confirm you to the...", so "lacking" and "gift" 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 "lacking" and "gift" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.