1 Corinthians 1:2 BSB

1 Corinthians 1:2

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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:

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1.1.7 (253)

Why did Paul write "to those called to be saints" as well as to those who are already "sanctified" and in the church? Surely this means that the letter is addressed not only to those who are already cleansed from their sins but also to those who still await cleansing, though they are among those whom God has called.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

With all that in every place - Nothing could better suit that catholic love which St. Paul labours to promote in this epistle, than such a declaration of his good wishes for every true Christian upon earth. Call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ - This plainly implies that all Christians pray to Christ, as well as to the Father through him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Church of God which is at Corinth - This Church was planted by the apostle himself about a.d. 52, as we learn from Act 18:1 (note), etc. Sanctified in Christ Jesus - Ἡγιασμενοις, Separated from the corruptions of their place and age. Called to be saints - Κλητοις ἁγιοις, Constituted saints, or invited to become such; this was the design of the Gospel, for Jesus Christ came to save men from their sins.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

31 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τῇ	tēa	To the	G3588 →
ἐκκλησίᾳ	ekklēsia	church	G1577 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
τῇ	tēa	which	G3588 →
οὔσῃ	ousē	is being	G1510 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Κορίνθῳ,	Korinthō	Corinth,	G2882 →
ἡγιασμένοις	hēgiasmenois	sanctified	G37 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Χριστῷ	Christō	Christ	G5547 →
Ἰησοῦ,	Iēsou	Jesus	G2424 →
κλητοῖς	klētois	called	G2822 →
ἁγίοις,	hagiois	holy,	G40 →
σὺν	sun	together with	G4862 →
πᾶσιν	pasin	all	G3956 →
τοῖς	tois	those	G3588 →
ἐπικαλουμένοις	epikaloumenois	calling on	G1941 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὄνομα	onoma	name	G3686 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
κυρίου	kuriou	Lord	G2962 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Jesus	G2424 →
Χριστοῦ	Christou	Christ	G5547 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
παντὶ	panti	every	G3956 →
τόπῳ,	topō	place,	G5117 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	both theirs	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡμῶν·	hēmōn	ours:	G3165 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified…
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Ephesians 1:18
  I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
- Acts 20:32
  And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
- Ephesians 5:8
  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Isaiah 42:7
  to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
Through
1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
leads to
- Ephesians 1:7
  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Philippians 3:9
  and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
- Romans 8:1
  Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.