1 Corinthians 1:1

1 Corinthians 1:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
• New International Version (NIV)Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

Context of 1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called as an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Sosthenes our brother: 2To the church of God at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord — both their Lord and ours. 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:1 word by word

Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφὸςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• calledκλητόςklētos · calledG2822
• an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• SosthenesΣωσθένηςSōsthenēs · SosthenesG4988
• brotherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 1:1

• Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God —
• Galatians 2:7On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter was for the circumcised,
• 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building.
• 1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
• 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• Luke 6:13When daylight came, he summoned his disciples, and he chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:
• John 20:21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
• Acts 1:2until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
• Acts 22:21“He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
• Romans 1:5Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles,
• 2 Corinthians 11:5Now I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
• 2 Corinthians 12:12The signs of an apostle were performed with unfailing endurance among you, including signs and wonders and miracles.
• Galatians 1:1Paul, an apostle — not from men or by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead —
• Ephesians 4:11And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
• 1 Timothy 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope:
• 1 Timothy 2:7For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth; I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Paul, called to be an apostle - Bishop Pearce contends that a comma should be placed after , called, which should not be joined to , apostle: the first signifies being called to, the other sent from. He reads it, therefore, Paul the called; the apostle of Jesus Christ. The word , called, may be here used, as in some other places, for constituted. For this, and the meaning of the word apostle, see the note on Romans 1:1. As the apostle had many…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Paul, called to be an apostle - See the notes at Romans 1:1. Through the will of God - Not by human appointment, or authority, but in accordance with the will of God, and His command. That will was made known to him by the special revelation granted to him at his conversion, and call to the apostleship; Galatians 1:11-12; 1 Corinthians 9:1-6; 2 Corinthians 11:22-33; 2 Corinthians 12:1-12. There was a special reason why he commenced this Epistle by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Corinthian church contained some Jews, but more Gentiles, and the apostle had to contend with the superstition of the one, and the sinful conduct of the other. The peace of this church was disturbed by false teachers, who undermined the influence of the apostle. Two parties were the result; one contending earnestly for the Jewish ceremonies, the other indulging in excesses contrary to the gospel, to which they were especially led by the luxury and the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1An apostle of Christ Jesus was a missionary evangelist sent out with special authority by Christ himself. The term refers to someone who was chosen and given a specific mission to spread the message of Jesus. Sosthenes, Paul's co-worker, might be the same person mentioned in Acts 18:17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1The Authenticity of this Epistle is attested by Clement of Rome [First Epistle to the Corinthians, 47], Polycarp [Epistle to the Philippians, 11], and Irenæus [Against Heresies, 4.27.3]. The city to which it was sent was famed for its wealth and commerce, which were chiefly due to its situation between the Ionian and Ægean Seas on the isthmus connecting the Peloponese with Greece. In Paul's time it was the capital of the province Achaia and the seat of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 1:1

• Call
• Jesus Continued
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Sosthenes

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Paul
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Paul, Saul
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Jesus Christ
• will of God

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