1 Corinthians 1:6 - Exposition

Even as; i.e. "inasmuch as." The testimony of Christ . The testimony borne to Christ by the apostle. The genitive is thus objective ( about Christ), not subjective (" the testimony borne by Christ"). In reality, however, the meaning' would be the same in either case, for if the apostles testified concerning Christ, so, too, Christ spoke in the apostles. Was confirmed in you. This does not merely mean "that the truth of Christianity was established among them," but that they were living confirmations of the apostolic testimony.