1 Corinthians 1:2

from Paul, who has been called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and from Sosthenes, our fellow follower of the Lord.

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

In Context

1To the church of God in Corinth, to those who have been consecrated by union with Christ Jesus and called to become his people, and also to all, wherever they may be, who invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ – their Master and ours,

3May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:26Seth too had a son. He named him Enosh. That was when people began worshipping in the name of Lord.

Genesis 13:4and had set up the alter to worship the Lord.

John 17:17Consecrate them by the truth; your message is truth.

Acts 9:14And, here, too, he holds authority from the chief priests to put in chains all those who invoke your name.”

Acts 10:36God has sent his message to the Israelites and told them, through Jesus Christ, the good news of peace – and Jesus is Lord of all!

Acts 18:1On leaving Athens, Paul next went to Corinth.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:2-10

< Corinth was a principal city of Greece, in that particular division of it which was called Achaia. It was situated on the isthmus (or neck of land) that joined Peloponnesus to the rest of Greece, on the southern side, and had two ports adjoining, one at the bottom of the Corinthian Gulf, called Lechæum, not far from the city, whence they traded to Italy and the west, the other at the bottom of the Sinus Saronicus, called Cenchrea, at a more remote distance, whence they traded to Asia. From this situation, it is… Read the whole commentary →

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