King James Version
What Does 1 Corinthians 1:7 Mean?
“So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: coming: Gr. revelation”
Context
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That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
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Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
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So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: coming: Gr. revelation
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Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(7) **So that ye** **come.**—Not exactly as in the English, “so that ye come behind” (or, *are wanting*) “in no gift,” but “the result being that ye come behind *others* in no gift.” You have as fully as any others those spiritual gifts which sustain you and enable you to wait for the revelation (*i.e.,* the second visible appearance, which the early Church expected would soon occur) of our Lord Jesus Christ, not with fear, or with impatience, but with a calm trustfulness (Luke 17:30; Titus 2:13).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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