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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/1.htm">New International Version</a> He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> who also will sustain you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/1.htm">New King James Version</a> who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> who will also confirm you to the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> who shall also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> who will also confirm you to the end, beyond reproach in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And until the day Christ does return, he will keep you completely innocent. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He will continue to give you strength until the end so that no one can accuse you of anything on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be faultless on the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> He will keep you strong until the end, so that you will be blameless on the Day of our Lord Jesus the Messiah. <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/net/1_corinthians/1.htm">NET Bible</a> He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> who will also strengthen you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Who will also confirm you to the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> who will also keep you stedfast to the very End, so that you will be free from reproach on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/web/1_corinthians/1.htm">World English Bible</a> who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> who also will confirm you to the end—unblamable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ; <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> who also will sustain you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> who also shall confirm you unto the end -- unblamable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ; <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Who also shall make you firm even to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/1.htm">New American Bible</a> He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus [Christ]. <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Who will also strengthen you to the end so that you may be blameless in the day of our LORD Jesus Christ. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For he will confirm you until, at last, you will be without blame in the day of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> He also will establish you even to the end, and make you blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> who will also establish you unblamable unto the end in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> who shall confirm you to the end blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and God will confirm you to the end, that ye may be unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> who will also keep you stedfast to the very End, so that you will be free from reproach on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Who will also confirm you unto the end, unaccusable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> who will also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ; <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=59" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/1.htm">Thanksgiving</a> …7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">He</a> <a href="/greek/950.htm" title="950: bebaiōsei (V-FIA-3S) -- To confirm, ratify, secure, establish; pass: I guarantee. From bebaios; to stabilitate.">will sustain</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Prep) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">to</a> <a href="/greek/5056.htm" title="5056: telous (N-GNS) -- (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax. ">the end,</a> <a href="/greek/410.htm" title="410: anenklētous (Adj-AMP) -- Irreproachable, blameless. Unaccused, i.e. irreproachable.">so that you will be blameless</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">of our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ.</a> 9God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a> 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. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:23-24</a> 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. / The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it. <a href="/jude/1-24.htm">Jude 1:24</a> Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy— <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Romans 8:30</a> And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3</a> But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. <a href="/1_peter/1-5.htm">1 Peter 1:5</a> who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. <a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Ephesians 5:27</a> and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. <a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Colossians 1:22</a> But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence— <a href="/2_timothy/1-12.htm">2 Timothy 1:12</a> For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day. <a href="/romans/14-4.htm">Romans 14:4</a> Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-21.htm">2 Corinthians 1:21-22</a> Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, / placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a> Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. <a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a> I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. <a href="/1_john/2-28.htm">1 John 2:28</a> And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming. <a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">1 John 3:20-21</a> Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. / Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who shall also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.confirm.<a href="/psalms/37-17.htm">Psalm 37:17,28</a> For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous… <a href="/romans/14-4.htm">Romans 14:4</a> Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.<a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Romans 16:25</a> Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,blameless.<a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Ephesians 5:27</a> That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.<a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a> That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;<a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Colossians 1:22</a> In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:the day.<a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6,10</a> Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: … <a href="/philippians/2-16.htm">Philippians 2:16</a> Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.<a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a> But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/24-16.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-7.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/romans/14-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/romans/13-3.htm">Free</a> <a href="/matthew/27-4.htm">Guiltless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-7.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/romans/14-16.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/daniel/6-26.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/romans/15-5.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Unblamable</a> <a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Unreproveable</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-9.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-8.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">Free</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Guiltless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-9.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-21.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-37.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-25.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-26.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Unblamable</a> <a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Unreproveable</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 1</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-1.htm">After his salutation and thanksgiving for the Corinthians,</a> 10. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-10.htm">Paul exhorts them to unity,</a> 12. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-12.htm">and reproves their dissensions.</a> 18. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-18.htm">God destroys the wisdom of the wise,</a> 21. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-21.htm">by the foolishness of preaching;</a> 26. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-26.htm">and calls not the wise, mighty, and noble,</a> 28. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-28.htm">but the foolish, weak, and men of no account.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Greek word for "sustain" implies a firm establishment or confirmation, suggesting that God provides the necessary strength and support for believers to persevere. This assurance is rooted in the character of God, who is unchanging and reliable. The concept of being sustained "to the end" reflects the eschatological hope present in the New Testament, where believers anticipate the culmination of God's redemptive plan. This promise is echoed in <a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a>, where Paul expresses confidence that God, who began a good work in believers, will carry it on to completion.so that you will be blameless The term "blameless" indicates a state of being without fault or guilt. In the cultural context of Corinth, a city known for its moral laxity, the call to be blameless would have been a significant challenge. However, this blamelessness is not achieved through human effort but through the sanctifying work of Christ. The idea of being presented blameless is also found in <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>, where believers are chosen to be holy and blameless in God's sight. This reflects the transformative power of the Gospel, which not only forgives sin but also purifies and sanctifies.on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ This phrase refers to the eschatological "Day of the Lord," a time of judgment and fulfillment of God's promises. In the Old Testament, the "Day of the Lord" often signified a time of divine intervention, both in judgment and salvation. In the New Testament, it is closely associated with the return of Christ and the final judgment. The use of "our Lord Jesus Christ" underscores the personal relationship believers have with Christ and the assurance that He will return as both Savior and Judge. This expectation is a central theme in Pauline theology, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-4</a>, where the day is described as coming like a thief in the night, urging believers to live in readiness and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth with guidance and encouragement. 2. <a href="/topical/c/church_in_corinth.htm">Church in Corinth</a> The recipients of the letter, a diverse and often troubled congregation in a major Greek city known for its immorality and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Central figure of the Christian faith, whose return is anticipated as "the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." 4. <a href="/topical/d/day_of_our_lord_jesus_christ.htm">Day of our Lord Jesus Christ</a> Refers to the future event of Christ's return, a time of judgment and fulfillment of God's promises. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sustaining_power_of_god.htm">Sustaining Power of God</a> The divine ability to uphold believers, ensuring their perseverance and blamelessness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Trust in God's unwavering commitment to sustain you through life's challenges. Reflect on His past faithfulness as assurance for the future. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_of_the_saints.htm">Perseverance of the Saints</a> Understand that perseverance is not solely dependent on human effort but on God's sustaining grace. Encourage others in their faith journey, reminding them of God's promise to uphold them. <a href="/topical/b/blamelessness_in_christ.htm">Blamelessness in Christ</a> Recognize that blamelessness is a result of Christ's righteousness, not personal merit. Strive to live a life that reflects this blamelessness, empowered by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/e/eschatological_hope.htm">Eschatological Hope</a> Live with the anticipation of Christ's return, allowing this hope to shape daily decisions and priorities. Share this hope with others, offering encouragement and perspective in a troubled world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 1</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_day_of_christ's_meaning.htm">What is the meaning of the Day of Christ?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_find_joy_and_unity_in_christ.htm">How can we find joy and unity in Christ?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_confirmation_mean.htm">What does confirmation mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_five_points_of_calvinism.htm">What are the five points of Calvinism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Who.--The use of the words "day of our Lord Jesus Christ," instead of "His day," has been regarded by some as a sufficient evidence that "who" does not refer to Christ. This by itself would scarcely be so, for there are examples elsewhere of St. Paul using our Lord's name where the possessive pronoun would have seemed more natural (<a href="/ephesians/4-12.htm" title="For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:">Ephesians 4:12</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm" title=" In whom also you are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:">Colossians 2:11</a>). The general sense of the passage, however, and especially of the following verse, shows that the antecedent to "who" is not "Christ," in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-7.htm" title="So that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:">1Corinthians 1:7</a>, but "God," in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-4.htm" title="I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;">1Corinthians 1:4</a>.Three distinct periods are referred to in these verses--(1) the time when the grace of God was given them (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-4.htm" title="I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;">1Corinthians 1:4</a>); (2) the present time while they wait for the coming of the Lord Jesus, endowed as they are with the qualities described in <a href="/context/1_corinthians/1-5.htm" title="That in every thing you are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;">1Corinthians 1:5-7</a>; and (3) the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is still future--if preserved blameless until that, then they are finally and for ever safe; and that they will be so preserved by God the Apostle has no doubt, for the reason stated in the next verse. (See <a href="/1_corinthians/4-3.htm" title="But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yes, I judge not my own self.">1Corinthians 4:3</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Who; clearly Christ, though his Name is again repeated in the next clause. Shall also confirm you. This natural expression of the apostle's yearning hope for them must not be overpressed into any such doctrine as "the indefectibility of grace." All honest and earnest students must resist the tendency to strain the meaning of Scripture texts into endless logical inferences which were never intended to be deduced from them. Unto the end; namely, to the end of "this age," and to the coming of Christ (<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a>; <a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">Hebrews 3:6, 13</a>; <a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">Hebrews 6:11</a>). That ye be unreprovable; rather, unimpeached (anenkletous), as in <a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Colossians 1:22</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/3.htm">1 Timothy 3</a>:18; <a href="/titus/1-6.htm">Titus 1:6</a>. It is not the word rendered "blameless" (amemptos) in Philippianws 2:15 or in <a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">2 Peter 3:14</a>. A Christian can only be "blameless," not as being sinless, but as having been forgiven, renewed, sanctified (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a>; <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Romans 8:30</a>). In the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the same as the apokalypsis or parousia. It is sometimes called simply "the day" (comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a>; <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Acts 1:20</a>; <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:10</a>; <a href="/revelation/6-17.htm">Revelation 6:17</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[He] ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. will sustain βεβαιώσει (bebaiōsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_950.htm">Strong's 950: </a> To confirm, ratify, secure, establish; pass: I guarantee. From bebaios; to stabilitate. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. to ἕως (heōs) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. [the] end, τέλους (telous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5056.htm">Strong's 5056: </a> (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax. [so that you will be] blameless ἀνεγκλήτους (anenklētous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> Irreproachable, blameless. Unaccused, i.e. irreproachable. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. of our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ. Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. 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