1 Corinthians 1:2, 1 Peter 1:2, Jude 1:1 WEB

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:2

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.The church of God ... The church did not belong to the Corinthians but to God, unto whom they were set apart (sanctified) to serve God by reason of the fact that they were "in Christ."In Christ ... denotes the status of all Christians, a relationship brought about through an obedient faith... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-2

1 Corinthians 1:1-2. Paul, called, &c.— Paul, a called Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, 1 Corinthians 1:2. Unto, &c.—to them that have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, in every place both theirs and ours. There is great proprietyin every clause of the salutation prefixed to this Epistle, and particularly in St. Paul's asserting his high call to the office of an apostle, as... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:2

1 Corinthians 1:2. To them that are sanctified, &c.— Nothing could better suit the candid and catholic views whichSt. Paul was so much concerned to promote in this Epistle, than the declaration of his good wishes in this verse for every true Christian upon earth, whether Jew or Gentile, learned or unlearned, Greek or barbarian. The original, which we render call upon the name of Jesus Christ,— τοις επικαλουμενοις το οιομα, Mr. Locke renders, all that are called by the name of Jesus... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:2

2. the church of God—He calls it so notwithstanding its many blots. Fanatics and sectaries vainly think to anticipate the final sifting of the wheat and tares ( :-). It is a dangerous temptation to think there is no church where there is not apparent perfect purity. He who thinks so, must at last separate from all others and think himself the only holy man in the world, or establish a peculiar sect with a few hypocrites. It was enough for Paul in recognizing the Corinthians as a church, that he... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:1-3

A. Salutation 1:1-3The apostle Paul began this epistle as he did his others by identifying himself and a fellow worker known to the readers. Then he identified and described the recipients of the letter and greeted them with a benediction. This is the most extensive elaboration of an address that we have in Paul’s letters. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

I. INTRODUCTION 1:1-9To begin his letter, Paul greeted the Christians in Corinth and expressed gratitude to God for them. This positive and complimentary introduction contrasts with the generally critical spirit of the epistle that follows. Paul began with praise and commendation for his readers’ good qualities, as was his typical practice. He knew this congregation well having lived in Corinth for 18 months. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:2

Paul frequently referred to all the Christians in a particular locality as the church of God in that place (cf. 1 Corinthians 11:16). However to the Corinthian church, where party spirit was a problem, this reminder focused on the church’s true Lord. This was not the church of Cephas (Peter) or Apollos or even Paul, each of whom had their admirers in Corinth. There may or may not have been more than one house-church in Corinth at this time. [Note: Craig S. Keener, 1-2 Corinthians, p. 21,... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Corinthians 1:2

1:2 saints, (a-17) Saints by [divine] calling. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Greeting and Thanksgiving. Partisanship in the ChurchSt. Paul, after greeting the Church and giving thanks for its spiritual gifts, rebukes the preference for various teachers which was prevalent among them; such a spirit lost sight of Christ crucified, the one subject of all Christian teachers.1-9. Greeting and Thanksgiving.1. Called to be an apostle] chosen by God, not self-appointed: see Acts 22:17-21. Sosthenes] This may be the ruler of the synagogue of Acts 18:17, converted since that... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:2

(2) Church of God.—St. Chrysostom remarks how these opening words are a protest against the party-spirit prevailing at Corinth: “The Church of God—not of this or that man.”Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus.—This is not another class of persons, but a description of those who compose “the Church”—who are further described as “called to be saints”—i.e., “holy.” The term “saints” is never used by St. Paul with its restricted modern meaning, but is applied to the whole baptised Church. The... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:2

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Corinthians 1:2

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:2

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