1 Corinthians 1:2

Unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints,—with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place,—their Lord and ours:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

1Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through God’s will,—and Sosthenes the brother,—

3Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:26And to Seth—to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh,—then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.

Genesis 13:4unto the place of the altar, which he made there at first,—and Abram called there, on the name of Yahweh.

John 17:17Hallow them in the truth: Thine own word, is, truth:

Acts 9:14And, here, he hath authority from the High-priests to bind all them that call upon thy name.

Acts 10:36As touching the word he hath sent unto the sons of Israel, announcing the glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ—the same, is Lord, of all,

Acts 18:1After these things, withdrawing from Athens, he came unto 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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