(“thus you are not lacking in any gift of grace”). Paul is probably not comparing the Corinthians with other Christians (“you are not lacking in comparison with others”), but simply saying they are not at all deficient. They should not let anyone make them feel inadequate because of their lack of a rhetorical education; the χαρίσματα they had received were sufficient.16 This is the first time Paul has used the word χάρισμα (“gracious gift, gift of grace,” 1:7).17 While the Corinthians themselves