1 Corinthians 1:7
in 1 Corinthians 1Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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ASV
so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
KJV
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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This verse in 1 Corinthians 1
Commentary
14 notes on this verseAlthough we lack no gift, nevertheless we await the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will then keep us secure in all things and present us unimpeachable when the day of our Lord Jesus Christ comes. The end of the world shall arrive, when no flesh may glory in his sight.
This site's exposition
I thank my God always
on 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
Paul thanks God first, before a single fault is named, for the grace given the Corinthians in Christ Jesus, and he grounds his thanksgiving in gifts already visible among them, enriched in all utterance and in all knowledge, so that they come behind in no gift while they wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The waiting is the frame the whole letter works inside, since chapters twelve through fourteen will spend three chapters on those same gifts and their right use, and this early thanksgiving shows the gifts were never the problem. God's faithfulness, not the church's maturity, is the ground of verse nine, the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord a calling God himself will keep to its blameless end.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
A commentator
Origen of AlexandriaCOMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1.2.48-51 · Written before 253.
proposed
In this life the righteous person does not yet enjoy what he hopes for but rather endures suffering and danger. He is waiting for the revelation of Christ to come.
It is surely noteworthy that nobody doubted that it was kept by a Christian and Apostolic ordinance. So St. Paul argues from its Christian observance, in his rebuke of the Corinthians.
"So that ye come behind in no gift." A great question here arises. They who had been "enriched in all utterance," so as in no respect to "come behind in any gift," are they carnal? For if they were such at the beginning, much more now. How then does he call them "carnal?" For, saith he, "I was not able to speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal." What must we say then? That having in the beginning believed, and obtained all gifts, (for indeed they sought them earnestly,) they became remiss afterwards. Or, if not so, that not unto all are either these things said or those; but the one to such as were amenable to his censures, the other to such as were adorned with his praises. For as to the fact that they still had gifts; "Each one," saith he, "hath a psalm, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation; let all things be done unto edifying." And, "Let the prophets speak two or three." Or we may state it somewhat differently; that as it is usual with us to call the greater part the whole, so also he hath spoken in this place. Withal, I think he hints at his own proceedings; for he too had shewn forth signs; even as also he saith in the second Epistle to them, "Truly the signs of an Apostle were wrought among you in all patience:" and again, "For what is there wherein you were inferior to other churches?" Or, as I was saying, he both reminds them of his own miracles and speaks thus with an eye to those who were still approved. For many holy men were there who had "set themselves to minister unto the saints," and had become "the first fruits of Achaia;" as he declareth towards the end. In any case, although the praises be not very close to the truth, still however they are inserted by way of precaution, preparing the way beforehand for his discourse. […]
It is clear that Paul was a circumspect man who was full of concern as he awaited the day of judgment. On that day the Lord Jesus Christ will be revealed both to believers and to unbelievers. Then unbelievers will realize that what they did …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Thirdly, he touches on the perfection of grace when he says: you are not wanting in any spiritual gift, namely, because various persons among them enjoyed all the Charismatic graces. For it befits divine providence to bestow the necessities of life without stint: "Those who …
7 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
"So that you come behind in no gift." If they had no lack in gifts, then how does he later call them (1 Cor. 3:1) carnal? To this we shall say: not all were spiritual, and not all were carnal; therefore everything he speaks of …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Waiting - With earnest desire. For the glorious Revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ - A sure mark of a true or false Christian, to long for, or dread, this Revelation.
So that ye come behind in no gift,....
And the more confirmed we are in the Christian faith the more firm is our belief of our Lord's second coming, and the more earnest our expectation of it. Of the encouraging hopes the apostle had of them for the time to come, founded on the power and love of Christ, and the faithfulness of God,
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
So that - God has so abundantly endowed you with his favors. Ye come behind - ὑστερεῖσθαι hustereisthai. You are not missing, or deficient. The word is usually applied to destitution, want, or poverty; and the declaration here is synonymous with what he had said, 1Co 1:5, that they abounded in everything. In no gift - In no favor, or gracious endowment.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
ye come behind--are inferior to other Christians elsewhere [GROTIUS]. in no gift--not that all had all gifts, but different persons among them had different gifts (1Co 12:4, &c.). waiting for . . . coming of . . . Christ--The crowning proof of their "coming behind in no gift." Faith, hope, and love, are all exercised herein (compare 2Ti 4:8;
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase+unbalanced-parens
So that ye come behind in no gift - Every gift and grace of God’s Spirit was possessed by the members of that Church, some having their gifts after this manner, others after that. Waiting for the coming of our Lord - It is difficult to say whether the apostle means the final judgment, or our Lord’s coming to destroy Jerusalem, and make an end of the Jewish polity. - See 1Th 3:13. As he does not explain himself particularly, he must refer to a subject with which they were well acquainted. As the Jews in general continued to contradict and blaspheme, it is no wonder if the apostle should be directed to point out to the believing Gentiles that the judgments of God were speedily to fall upon this rebellious people, and scatter them over the face of the earth; which shortly afterwards took place.
The words behind it
15 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὥστε | hoste | so as for | G5620 → | 83 times |
| ὑμᾶς | humas | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| μὴ | me | not | G3361 → | 1066 times |
| ὑστερεῖσθαι | hustereisthai | to be lacking | G5302 → | 16 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| μηδενὶ | medeni | not one | G3367 → | 90 times |
| χαρίσματι | charismati | gift | G5486 → | 17 times |
| ἀπεκδεχομένους | apekdechomenous | eagerly awaiting | G553 → | |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀποκάλυψιν | apokalupsin | revelation | G602 → | 17 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κυρίου | kuriou | Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | of us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| Χριστοῦ· | christou | Christ; | G5547 → | 523 times |
ὥστεso as for
hosteG5620 →83 times
ὑμᾶςyou
humasG4771 →2973 times
μὴnot
meG3361 →1066 times
ὑστερεῖσθαιto be lacking
hustereisthaiG5302 →16 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
μηδενὶnot one
medeniG3367 →90 times
χαρίσματιgift
charismatiG5486 →17 times
ἀπεκδεχομένουςeagerly awaiting
apekdechomenousG553 →
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
ἀποκάλυψινrevelation
apokalupsinG602 →17 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
κυρίουLord
kuriouG2962 →711 times
ἡμῶνof us
hemonG3165 →1936 times
ἸησοῦJesus
iesouG2424 →908 times
Χριστοῦ·Christ;
christouG5547 →523 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
it leads to
- Titus 2:13
as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Titus 2:13
Through
Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:19
Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
- Colossians 3:1–3
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
- Ephesians 2:19
Through
1 John 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as…
it leads to
- Philippians 3:21
who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Colossians 3:4
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Philippians 3:21
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Corinthians
This page draws on 14 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES; Charles Hodge, An Exposition of the First Epistle to the Corinthians; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Against the Pelagians 2.8; John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Corinthians 2; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1.2.48-51; Polycrates Of Ephesus, Polycrates of Ephesus; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Corinthians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 1 Corinthians.