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1 Corinthians 1:8
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian believers, affirming that God’s faithfulness completes what the Spirit began as they await Christ’s return.
The words — βεβαιώσει (bebaiōsei) means “will sustain” or “confirm,” and ἀνεγκλήτους (anegklētous) translates to “blameless” or “unimpeachable.”
The thread — This promise of final preservation appears in 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, and Colossians 1:22, where God’s work secures believers for Christ’s appearing.
Why it lands — The text asserts that divine sustenance guarantees final blamelessness, requiring the reader to depend on God’s faithfulness rather than self-generated moral achievement.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross-references
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13 so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- Colossians 1:22 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
- Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- Ephesians 5:27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
- Romans 16:25 Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
- 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
- Philippians 1:10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,