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7. ὑστερεῖσθαι. Are lacking. Cf. ἐπλουτίσθητε above. No comparison with other churches is hinted at. The middle voice here seems to decide this point.
χαρίσματι. See ch. 1Co 7:7, 1Co 12:4, note. The special gifts of the Spirit are intended. The Apostle’s drift in 1Co 1:4-7 is as follows: ‘I thank God for the evident signs of His favour in you, for you have in every way been enriched by Him. For our testimony concerning Christ was established among you by certain unequivocal results: so that every special gift of His Spirit was vouchsafed to you, and you were as men who waited for the further revelation of His power.’
ἀπεκδεχομένους. Not merely awaiting, but awaiting from some one, looking out for, as we say. In this case the thing waited for comes from God.
ἀποκάλυψιν. Unveiling. The margin of the English version has revelation. But this is not always equivalent to the coming of the A.V. The ‘revelation of Jesus Christ’ unquestionably means (1) the Last Day in such passages as 2Th 1:7 and 1Pe 1:7. In Luk 17:30 it refers to that anticipation of the Last Day, the destruction of Jerusalem. But on the other hand, in passages such as 2Co 12:1; Gal 1:12; Gal 1:16; Gal 2:2, it means (2) the fuller revelation of the mysteries of God’s kingdom; while in Rev 1:1 it signifies (3) the unfolding of things to come. The second of these three meanings would seem most appropriate here. The testimony of Christ, confirmed originally by the inward witness of the Spirit, receives additional confirmation by the gradual unveiling of Christ, until the believer, fully grounded in the faith, stands without reproach before Him at His coming. See next verse.