Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 1:9
9God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
1 Corinthians 1:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Context of 1 Corinthians 1:9
7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction. 11My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 11 Corinthians 1:9 word by word
Πιστὸς ὁ θεός, δι᾽ οὗ ἐκλήθητε εἰς κοινωνίαν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν.¶Read the interlinear
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
- whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- has called youκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōnia · participationG2842
- with Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 1:9
- 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
- Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Psalms 89:33But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
- Psalms 100:5For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
- Isaiah 11:5Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
- Isaiah 25:1O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders— plans formed long ago— in perfect faithfulness.
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
- Lamentations 3:22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now 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.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- Hebrews 2:17For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
- Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- Hebrews 10:23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9God is faithful - The faithfulness of God is a favourite expression among the ancient Jews; and by it they properly understand the integrity of God in preserving whatever is entrusted to him. And they suppose that in this sense the fidelity of man may illustrate the fidelity of God, in reference to which they tell the two following stories. "Rabbi Phineas, the son of Jair, dwelt in a certain city, whither some men came who had two measures of barley…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9God is faithful - That is, God is true, and constant, and will adhere to his promises. He will not deceive. He will not promise, and then fail to perform; he will not commence anything which he will not perfect and finish. The object of Paul in introducing the idea of the faithfulness of God here, is to show the reason for believing that the Christians at Corinth would be kept unto everlasting life. The evidence that they will persevere depends on the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9God…is faithful: See 1 Corinthians 10:13; Deuteronomy 7:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:24. who has called you: God has chosen them and brought them into partnership with his Son (compare Romans 8:28–39).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. faithful--to His promises (Php 1:6; 1Th 5:24). called--according to His purpose (Ro 8:28). unto ... fellowship of ... Jesus--to be fellow heirs with Christ (Ro 8:17-28), like Him sons of God and heirs of glory (Ro 8:30; 2Th 2:14; 1Pe 5:10; 1Jo 1:3). Chrysostom remarks that the name of Christ is oftener mentioned in this than in any other Epistle, the apostle designing thereby to draw them away from their party admiration of particular teachers to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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