⁴I always thank my God for youⁱ because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. ⁵For in him you have been enriched^j in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge^k—⁶God thus confirming our testimony^l about Christ among you. ⁷Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift^m as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.ⁿ ⁸He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless^o on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.^p ⁹God is faithful,^q who has called you^r into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.^s

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iSee Ro 1:8
j 2 Co 9:11
kSee 2 Co 8:7
l 2 Th 1:10; 1 Ti 2:6; Rev 1:2
m Ro 1:11; 1 Co 12:1–31
nSee Mt 16:27; See Lk 17:30; 1 Th 1:10; See 2:19; Tit 2:13; Jas 5:7, 8; 1 Pe 1:13; 2 Pe 3:12; See Rev 1:7
oSee 1 Th 3:13
p Am 5:18; 1 Co 5:5; Php 1:6, 10; 2:16; 1 Th 5:2
q Dt 7:9; Isa 49:7; 1 Co 10:13; 1 Th 5:24; 2 Th 3:3; 2 Ti 2:13; Heb 10:23; 11:11
rSee Ro 8:28
s 1 Jn 1:3

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in him in every way, in all speech and all knowledge. In this way, the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you, so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; you were called by him into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. Through him, God has enriched your church in every way—with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge. This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I give thanks to my God always concerning you, because of the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus, that in everything you were made rich in him, in all speech and all knowledge, just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed in you, so that you do not lack in any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called to fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

KJV 1900King James Version

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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