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๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ
๐๐๐ฅ๐ก 7 ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐
(Scripture cited from ESV):
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๐๐๐ฅ๐ก 7 ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐
(Scripture cited from ESV):
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โด I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
โต that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledgeโ
โถ even as the testimony about Christ was ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ among youโ
(1 Cor 1:4-6)
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โต that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledgeโ
โถ even as the testimony about Christ was ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ among youโ
(1 Cor 1:4-6)
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The word translated "confirmed" here in v. 6 is ฮฒฮตฮฒฮฑฮนฯฯ (๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ฬ): "confirm," "establish," "make sure." It's the same verb Paul uses to tell us that Christ came to "confirm" the promises made to the patriarchs (Rom 15:7).
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It's also the word he uses to tell the Corinthians that God "establishe[d]" his ministry among them (2 Cor 1:21). In Classical Greek it was used to denote making good on one's word or the guaranteeing of the validity of a purchase (LSJM) & express to certainty (BrillDAG).
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So, as far as Paul was concerned, there could be no doubt whatsoever about the Gospel that the Corinthians received. It was guaranteed as certain.
He goes on:
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He goes on:
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โท so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
โธ who will ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง [KJV, NASB: ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ; NIV: ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ] you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Cor 1:7-8)
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โธ who will ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง [KJV, NASB: ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ; NIV: ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ] you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Cor 1:7-8)
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The word translated "sustain" by the ESV here in v. 8 is the same verb (ฮฒฮตฮฒฮฑฮนฯฯ/๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ฬ) he used in v. 6 to express the certainty of the truth of his testimony about Christ.
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For Paul, the fact that God would sustain them in their righteous standing before Him (i.e., justification) until Christ returned was as established and guaranteed as the Gospel message itself.
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