1 Corinthians 1:4 (WEB)

Passage

I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:2 to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, 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 always thank my God 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 speech and all knowledge;

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "always", "thank", "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 "always" 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 "always" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.