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1 Corinthians 1:2 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 1 · verse 2
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:1 Corinthians 1:2 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 1:2 in context
1Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2Unto 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:
3Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sanctifiedhagiazōto render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow, to separate from profane things…G37 →
- CorinthkorinthosCorinth = " satiated" , an ancient and famous city of Greece, on the Isthmus of…G2882 →
- churchekklēsiaa gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly…G1577 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- calledklētoscalled, invited , invited to obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom through Christ…G2822 →
- saintshagiosmost holy thing, a saintG40 →
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We have here the apostle's preface to his whole epistle, in which we may take notice, I. Of the inscription, in which, according to the custom of writing letters then, the name of the person by whom it was written and the persons to whom it was written are both inserted. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9