In 1 Corinthians 1:3, Paul greets with 'grace to you'—a wish that parallels the grace already given he thanks for here.

Romans 1:8 begins a similar thanksgiving for the faith of the recipients, showing Paul's pattern of opening with gratitude.

1 Timothy 1:14 explicitly mentions the same 'grace in Christ Jesus' as 'more than abundant', reinforcing Paul's gratitude here.

John 1:16 says we receive 'grace upon grace' from Christ's fullness, directly paralleling the grace given in Christ Jesus here.

In 2 Corinthians 8:9, Paul defines the grace of Christ that underlies the grace given to the Corinthians in this verse — Christ's self-emptying.

In 2 Corinthians 9:14, others long for the Corinthians because of the surpassing grace of God upon them — the same grace Paul thanks God for here.

In Philippians 1:3, Paul opens with nearly identical wording — 'I thank my God... for you' — showing his standard thanksgiving pattern.

In Colossians 1:3, Paul again thanks God for the recipients, reinforcing his habitual opening of gratitude for their faith.

In 1 Thessalonians 1:2, Paul offers the same thanksgiving pattern — 'We give thanks to God always for all of you' — a recurring epistolary theme.

Acts 11:23 describes Barnabas seeing the grace of God among new believers and rejoicing, similar to Paul's thanksgiving for grace given.

In 2 Thessalonians 1:3, Paul similarly gives thanks for the believers' growing faith and love, echoing the gratitude for God's grace in Corinth.