Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
He puts the causes for praise and hope among them in the foreground, not to discourage them by the succeeding reproof, and in order to appeal to their better selves.
my God— (Romans 1:8; Philippians 1:3).
always—(Compare Philippians 1:4).
the grace . . . given you—(Compare I Corinthians 1:7).
by . . . Christ—literally, "IN Jesus Christ" given you as members in Christ.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 1:4:
1 Corinthians 1:8
1 Corinthians 3:1
1 Corinthians 6:2
1 Corinthians 16:18
2 Corinthians 3:2
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