1 Corinthians 1:9

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

7As a result, God has given you every spiritual gift that you need. God has blessed you with those gifts as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to return. 8God will also keep you safe and strong until the end. Then, on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns, you will not be guilty of anything wrong. God always does what he has promised to do. He has chosen you to be friends with his Son, Jesus Christ, who is our Lord. 10My Christian friends, I tell you this with the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ: ‘Please agree with each other. Do not become separate groups. Be united and think about things in the same way.’ 11Some people from Chloe's house have told me news about you. My friends, they say that you are quarrelling among yourselves.

1 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye were calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōnia · participationG2842
• of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 1:9

• 1 Corinthians 10:13You may often want to do wrong things. The things that are difficult for you are difficult for other people too. Remember that God is always there to help you. He will not let any bad thing be too difficult for you. He will help you to stand against it. When you want to do something wrong, God will make you strong in your spirit. He will show you a way out, so that you do not do anything wrong.
• Numbers 23:19God is not human. He does not tell lies. He does not change his thoughts. If he promises to do something, it happens.
• Deuteronomy 7:9Remember that the Lord your God is the only true God. So love him and obey his commands. Then you can trust him to be faithful to his covenant. He made that covenant with you, his people, and with your descendants for ever.
• Deuteronomy 32:4He is the strong Rock where we can be safe. Everything that he does is perfect. He only does what is right and fair. We can trust him to be faithful.
• Psalms 89:33But I will not take my faithful love away from David. I will always be faithful, and I will do what I have promised to him.
• Psalms 100:5Yes, the Lord is good. He always loves us as his people. He always does what he has promised to us and to our descendants for ever.
• Isaiah 11:5He will wear justice like a belt round his clothes. He will always be honest and true.
• Isaiah 25:1Lord, you are my God! I will praise you because your name is great. You have done wonderful things. You decided a long time ago what you would do. And you have done exactly what you promised to do.
• Isaiah 49:7The Lord is Israel's Redeemer, their Holy God. Nations refuse to accept his servant. Their people hate him and their rulers have made him their slave. The Lord says to his servant, ‘Kings will see you and they will rise up to respect you. Princes will bend down low in front of you. They will see that the Lord is faithful. He is Israel's Holy God, who has chosen you to serve him.’
• Lamentations 3:22The Lord's faithful love never comes to an end. He never stops being kind to us.
• Matthew 24:35One day, the earth and the sky will have an end. But my words will be there for ever.’
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23I pray that God will help you to be completely good, as his people should be. He is the one who gives us peace in our minds. I pray that he will take care of you in every way, in your spirit, in your soul and in your body. Then you will not be guilty of anything that is bad, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord always does what he has promised. So he will help you to be strong inside yourselves. He will keep you safe when Satan attacks you.
• Hebrews 2:17Because of that, it was necessary for Jesus to become completely like us, his brothers and sisters. He had to become God's servant on our behalf, like God's most important priest. In that way, he could serve God well and be kind to us. He died as a sacrifice so that God could forgive us for our sins.
• Hebrews 6:18Those two things can never change. God cannot tell a lie. As a result, we can be brave and strong. We have trusted God to keep us safe with him. We should also expect to receive the good things that he has promised to give us.
• Hebrews 10:23We know that we can trust God to do the things that he has promised. So we must continue to expect those things. We must tell other people that we trust God. We should not stop doing that.

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