1 Corinthians 1:4 (YLT)

Passage

I give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus,

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:2 to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all those calling upon 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 give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus,

1 Corinthians 1:5 that in every thing ye were enriched in him, in all discourse and all knowledge,

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "give", "thanks", "always", "concerning", "given", "christ", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Grace to you and peace from God..." into verse 5's "that in every thing ye were enriched...", so "grace" and "give" 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 "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.