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

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes. 2I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. 3May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

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 1:1This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.
• Galatians 2:7Instead, they saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews.
• 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.
• 1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn’t it because of my work that you belong to the Lord?
• 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.
• Luke 6:13At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:
• John 20:21Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”
• Acts 1:2until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 22:21“But the Lord said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’”
• Romans 1:5Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.
• 2 Corinthians 11:5But I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these “super apostles” who teach such things.
• 2 Corinthians 12:12When I was with you, I certainly gave you proof that I am an apostle. For I patiently did many signs and wonders and miracles among you.
• Galatians 1:1This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.
• Ephesians 4:11Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
• 1 Timothy 1:1This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.
• 1 Timothy 2:7And I have been chosen as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles this message about faith and truth. I’m not exaggerating—just telling the 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