1 Corinthians 1:1 ASV

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Corinthians 1:1-3

Salutation and Thanksgiving. The salutation of the letter: v. 1. Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother, v. 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: v. 3. Grace be unto you and peace from God, our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. On account of the special... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Corinthians 1:1-3

FIRST DIVISIONTHE GREETING; THANKS AND HOPE IN REFERENCE TO THEIR CHRISTIAN STATE IN GENERALI. Greeting1 Corinthians 1:1-31Paul, called1 to be an apostle [a chosen apostle] of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our [the] brother, 2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth,2 to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be [chosen] saints, with all that in every place [om. in every place] call upon the name of Jesus Christ 3our Lord, [in every place3] both theirs and... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-11

Enriched and United in Christ 1 Corinthians 1:1-11 It was pleasant to the church at Corinth to realize that one of their own number was associated with the Apostle in his great ministry. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:1 with Acts 18:17 . We have been sanctified in Christ in the purpose of God, but we must make our calling sure by living as saints. Note Paul’s liberality-it was enough for him if men called on Jesus as their Lord. Such he could receive as brothers. There was no strain of narrow... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

The epistle is to the Church. Its messages are only for those who have been brought into fellowship with Jesus Christ. The character of the Church is indicated in the words, "sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints." The equipment of the Church is indicated in the phrase, "enriched in Him." The foundation proposition of the epistle is that the Church is called into the fellowship of Jesus Christ. The first part of the letter is corrective. It deals with evidences of the dominance of the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-10

The Carnal Christian 1 Corinthians 1:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will consider the opening 9 verses of the first chapter of I Corinthians. These verses give us plainly an eightfold standing which we have in Christ Jesus. 1. All Christians are sanctified Christians. Paul thus addresses the saints at Corinth: "To them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus." Sanctification has a twofold setting. First of all, there is a sanctification which is ours in Christ, and secondly, there is the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-30

The Church of God at Corinth 1 Corinthians 1:1-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We propose taking several studies from the First Epistle to the Corinthians. There will be much to consider here which should help in the time of need. The introductory words of the First Epistle to the Corinthians are most suggestive. We cull certain things for your concentration, 1. "Paul" here is a word that, in itself, means much. Paul was formerly known as Saul of Tarsus. After he led one, Paulus, to Christ he seems to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-2

‘Paul, called to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth.’ Paul speaks like this in almost all the introductions to his Epistles, with a view to emphasising the divine authority with which he writes. Firstly he states that he is ‘called to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ’. Then he states that it is ‘through the will of God’. ‘Called to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ.’ Notice first the emphasis on his ‘calling’. It... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

1 Corinthians 1-4. The Parties in the Corinthian Church. 1 Corinthians 1:1-1 Samuel : . The epistle is sent in the joint names of Paul and Sosthenes, who may have been the ruler of the synagogue mentioned in Acts 18:17, but the name was common. He seems to have had no share in the composition of the letter. The salutation sets before the readers the holiness of their vocation and the brotherhood of the saints, both of which their conduct repudiated. In the thanksgiving which follows, the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ: our common custom is to subscribe our name to the bottom of our letters; it seems by the apostolical Epistles, that their fashion was otherwise: he elsewhere telleth us, that it was his token in every epistle, which makes some doubt, whether that to the Hebrews was wrote by him; but others think it is there concealed, for the particular spite the Jews had to him. He had the name of Saul as well as Paul, as we read, Acts 7:58; Acts 9:1; whether he... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-10

CRITICAL NOTES1 Corinthians 1:1. Called (to be) an apostle.—Only here and in Romans 1:1. For exact force choose between, (a) one of Christ’s “called” ones, who am also, in point of fact, an apostle; and (b) called specially to this, that I might be one of Christ’s apostles [q.d. perhaps, “Though at Corinth there are some who say that I was not so called”]. Both are true; the latter here more likely. The external call and ordination of the Church (Acts 13:1-2) coinciding with, and following... read more