1 Corinthians 1:8
What does 1 Corinthians 1:8 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Corinthians 1:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What 1 Corinthians 1:8 means
Paul declares that the Lord will also confirm them to the end, so that they will be unreprovable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Assurance rests on God’s preserving grace, not on human constancy. The God who began the work will establish them through trials, corrections, and growth, aiming at a blameless standing when Christ evaluates His people. “Unreproveable” points to a verdict of no charge because they are in Christ. This is not complacency but comfort: believers pursue holiness knowing God Himself sustains their perseverance. The final “day” keeps life oriented toward accountability and hope, resisting the short-sighted pride that fuels factions and boasting.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862who also shall confirm you unto the end--unblamable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the days of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890who shall also confirm you to [the] end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Context
Coming after the promise that they lack no gift as they await Jesus (verse 7), this verse deepens confidence: the same Lord who gifted them will keep them. It anticipates the confession of God’s faithfulness (verse 9). This theology of assurance sets a gracious stage for Paul’s call to unity and correction (verses 10–13). If God is working to present them blameless, then their divisions and rivalries contradict His purpose and must be addressed in light of His sustaining grace and the coming day of Christ.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21
Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;
- 2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
- Philippians 2:15
that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
- Jude 1:24
Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 14:4
Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.
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