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1 Corinthians 1:1
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Greetings from Paul. I was chosen to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. God chose me because that is what he wanted. Greetings also from Sosthenes, our brother in Christ.
Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sos'thenes,
Paul by vocacion an Apostle of Iesus Christ thorow the will of God and brother Sostenes.
Sha'ul, called to be an apostle of Yeshua the Messiah through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
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Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
From Paul. God called me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus because that is what God wanted. Also from Sosthenes, our brother in Christ.
Paul, a called apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes [our] brother,
Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God,
Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God--and our brother Sosthenes:
Poul, clepid apostle of Jhesu Crist, bi the wille of God, and Sostenes, brothir, to the chirche of God that is at Corynthe,
Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
From Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from Sosthenes, who is also a follower.
Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
From: Sha'ul, called by God's will to be an emissary of the Messiah Yeshua; and from brother Sosthenes
Paul, [a] called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,
PAULOS the called, and the apostle of Jeshu Meshiha by the will of Aloha, and Sosthenis a brother,
PAUL, called and sent by Jesus Messiah in the good pleasure of God; and Sosthenes, a brother;
Paul called to be an Apostle of Iesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
This letter is from Paul. I have been chosen by God to be a missionary of Jesus Christ. Sosthenes, a Christian brother, writes also.
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
Paul called to be an Apostle of Iesus Christ, through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Sos''the-nes,
Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through God's will, - and Sosthenes the brother, -
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother,
Paule called [to be] an Apostle of Iesu Christ, through the wyll of God, and brother Sostenes:
From Paul, who was called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes—
Paul, called as an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Sosthenes our brother:
Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
Paul, called to be an Apostle of Iesus Christ thorow ye will of God, and brother Sosthenes,
Paul appointed by the divine will to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, and Sosthenes our brother,
I, Paul, have been called and sent by Jesus, the Messiah, according to God's plan, along with my friend Sosthenes. I send this letter to you in God's church at Corinth, believers cleaned up by Jesus and set apart for a God-filled life. I include in my greeting all who call out to Jesus, wherever they live. He's their Master as well as ours!
From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Hey, fellas. This is Paul, chosen by God to ride for the brand of Jesus Christ. My amigo Sosthenes is with me, too.
Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
called: Romans 1:1, Galatians 2:7, Galatians 2:8
an: 1 Corinthians 3:9, 1 Corinthians 9:1, 1 Corinthians 9:2, 1 Corinthians 15:9, Luke 6:13, John 20:21, Acts 1:2, Acts 1:25, Acts 1:26, Acts 22:21, Romans 1:5, 2 Corinthians 11:5, 2 Corinthians 12:12, Galatians 1:1, Ephesians 4:11, 1 Timothy 1:1, 1 Timothy 2:7
through: 1 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Corinthians 6:17, John 15:16, 2 Corinthians 1:1, Galatians 1:15, Galatians 1:16, Ephesians 1:1, Colossians 1:1
Sosthenes: Acts 18:17
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:21 - according John 3:27 - A man Acts 15:2 - the apostles 1 Corinthians 4:10 - are fools Ephesians 1:5 - according Philippians 1:1 - Paul
Cross-References
And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is what happened.
The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.
God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,
And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."
Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."
And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life." And that is what happened.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ,.... The author, or rather the writer of the following epistle; for the Holy Ghost was the author and dictator of it, and which was never doubted: he is described by his, name Paul, though his Jewish name was Saul; and very probably he being a Jew by birth, and yet born in a Roman city, might have two names, the one Jewish, the other Gentile; and by the one he went when among the Jews, and by the other when concerned with the Gentiles: and also by his office, "an apostle of Jesus Christ"; immediately called, and sent forth by him; had the Gospel from him by immediate revelation, and a commission to preach it; and which high office was confirmed by signs and wonders, and mighty deeds; by the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost conferred on him, and on others under his ministry; and by the eminent success which attended the preaching of the Gospel by him. This his character he the rather mentions, because some in this church, through the insinuations of the false apostles, demurred upon it; whereas this was not a mere name given him by men, and by which he was only commonly called by them, but was an office he was "called" to by Christ; he did not rush into it, or assume it of himself, but had a divine warrant for it; for he was invested with it,
through the will of God: both by the secret will and purpose of God, by which he was a chosen vessel, to bear the name of Christ among the Gentiles, Acts 9:15; and by the revealed will of God, signified by the Spirit of God, who said, "separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work whereunto I have called them", Acts 13:2, and shows, that it was not owing to any worth or merit in him, but purely to the free grace and sovereign will and pleasure of God, that he was made an apostle of Christ:
and Sosthenes our brother. This seems to be the same man, who was the chief ruler of the synagogue of the Jews at Corinth; and was converted to the Christian faith by the Apostle Paul whilst there, as appears from his favouring the cause of the apostle, for which the Jews beat him before the judgment seat, and yet Gallio the Roman deputy took no notice of it, Acts 18:17: in the Syriac dictionary a mention is made of one Sosthenes, governor of a city, one of the seventy disciples, who was educated at Pontus, and cast into the sea by the order of Nouna; and is also said to be bishop of Colophon in Ionia, Acts 18:17- :; but without any reason. This person the apostle joins with him, not as in equal office with him, but as a brother in Christ, and very probably a ministering brother, and a companion of his; and the rather, because he might be well known to the Corinthians, and respected by them; wherefore he chose to join him with him, to show their agreement in doctrine and discipline, and in advice to them, which might have the greater weight with them; see Acts 18:17.
a Bar Bahluli apud Castel. Lex. Polyglott. col. 2444. Vid. Euseb, Eccl. Hist. l. 1. c. 12.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Paul, called to be an apostle - See the notes at Romans 1:1.
Through the will of God - Not by human appointment, or authority, but in accordance with the will of God, and His command. That will was made known to him by the special revelation granted to him at his conversion, and call to the apostleship; Acts 9:0. Paul often refers to the fact that he had received a direct commission from God, and that he did not act on his own authority; compare Galatians 1:11-12; 1 Corinthians 9:1-6; 2Co 11:22-33; 2 Corinthians 12:1-12. There was a special reason why he commenced this Epistle by referring to the fact that he was divinely called to the apostleship. It arose from the fact that his apostolic authority had been called in question by the false teachers at Corinth. That this was the case is apparent from the general strain of the Epistle, from some particular expressions 2 Corinthians 10:8-10; and from the fact that he is at so much pains throughout the two epistles to establish his divine commission.
And Sosthenes - Sosthenes is mentioned in Acts 18:17, as âthe chief ruler of the synagogueâ at Corinth. He is there said to have been beaten by the Greeks before the judgment-seat of Gallio because he was a Jew, and because he had joined with the other Jews in arraigning Paul, and had thus produced disturbance in the city; see the note on this place. It is evident that at that time he was not a Christian. When he was converted, or why he left Corinth and was now with Paul at Ephesus, is unknown. Why Paul associated him with himself in writing this Epistle is not known. It is evident that Sosthenes was not an apostle, nor is there any reason to think that he was inspired. Some circumstances are known to have existed respecting Paulâs manner of writing to the churches, which may explain it:
(1) He was accustomed to employ an amanuensis (scribe) in writing his epistles, and the copyist frequently expressed his concurrence or approbation in what the apostle had indicted; see the note at Romans 16:22; compare Colossians 4:18. âThe salutation by the hand of Paul,â 2 Thessalonians 3:17; 1 Corinthians 16:21. It is possible that Sosthenes might have been employed by Paul for this purpose.
(2) Paul not unfrequently associated others with himself in writing his letters to the churches, himself claiming authority as an apostle; and the others expressing their concurrence; 2 Corinthians 1:1. Thus, in Galatians 1:1, âall the brethrenâ which were with him, are mentioned as united with him in addressing the churches of Galatia; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1.
(3) Sosthenes was well known at Corinth. He had been the chief ruler of the synagogue there. His conversion would, therefore, excite a deep interest, and it is not improbable that he had been conspicuous as a preacher. All these circumstances would render it proper that Paul should associate him with himself in writing this letter. It would be bringing in the testimony of one well known as concurring with the views of the apostle, and tend much to conciliate those who were disaffected toward him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS.
Chronological Notes relative to this Epistle.
-Year of the Constantinopolitan era of the world, as used by the emperors of the east in their diplomata, c., and thence also called the "civil era of the Greeks," 5564
-Year of the Alexandrian era of the world, or Greek ecclesiastical epocha, 5558.
-Year of the Antiochian era of the world, 5548.
-Year of the Eusebian epocha of the creation, or that used in the Chronicon of Eusebius, and the Roman Martyrology, 4284.
-Year of the Julian period, 4764.
-Year of the Usherian era of the world, or that used in the English Bibles, 4060.
-Year of the minor Jewish era of the world, 3816.
-Year of the greater Rabbinical era of the world, 4415.
-Year since the Deluge, according to Archbishop Usher and the English Bible, 2404.
-Year of the Cali Yuga, or Indian era of the Deluge, 3158.
-Year of the Iphitus, or since the first commencement of the Olympic games, 996.
-Year of the two hundred and eighth Olympiad, 4.
-Year from the building of Rome, according to Fabius Pictor, who flourished in the time of the first Punic war, and who is styled by Dionysius of Halicarnassus an accurate writer, 803. (This epoch is used by Diodorus Siculus.)
-Year from the building of Rome, according to Polybius, 807.
-Year from the building of Rome, according to Cato and the Fasti Consulares and adopted by Solinus, Eusebius, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, c., 808.
-Year from the building of Rome according to Varro, which was that adopted by the Roman emperors in their proclamations, by Plutarch, Tacitus, Dio Cassius, Gellius, Censorinus, Onuphrius, Baronius, and by most modern chronologers, 809. N. B. Livy, Cicero, Pliny, and Vellcius Paterculus, fluctuate between the Varronian and Catonian computations.
-Year of the epocha of Nabonassar, king of Babylon, or that used by Hipparchus, by Ptolemy in his astronomical observations, by Censorinus and others, 803. (The years of this era constantly contained 365 days, so that 1460 Julian were equal to 1461 Nabonassarean years. This epoch began on Feb. 26th, B. C. 747 and consequently, the commencement of the 803d year of the era of Nabonassar corresponded to the IVth of the Ides of August, A. D. 55.)
-Year of the era of the Seleucidae, or since Seleucus, one of the generals of Alexander's army, took Babylon, and ascended the Asiatic throne; sometimes called the Grecian era, and the era of Principalities, in reference to the division of Alexander's empire, 368.
-Year of the Caesarean era of Antioch, 104.
-Year of the Julian era, or since the calendar of Numa Pompilius was reformed by Julius Caesar, 101.
-Year of the Spanish era, or since the second division of the Roman provinces among the Triumviri, 94. (This epoch continued in use among the Spaniards till A. D. 1383, and among the Portuguese till about A. D. 1422.)
-Year since the defeat of Pompey, by Julius Caesar, at Pharsalia in Thessaly, called by Catrou and Rouille, the commencement of the Roman empire, 104.
-Year of the Actiac, or Actian era, or proper epocha of the Roman empire, commencing with the defeat of Antony by Augustus at Actium, 80.
-Year from the birth of Jesus Christ, 60.
-Year of the vulgar era of Christ's nativity, 56.
-Year of the Dionysian period, or Easter Cycle, 57.
-Common Golden Number, or year of the Grecian or Metonic Cycle of 19 years, 19, or the seventh Embolismic.
-Jewish Golden Number, or year of the Rabbinical Cycle of 19 years, 16, or the second after the fifth Embolismic.
-Year of the Solar Cycle, 9.
-Dominical Letters, it being Bissextile or Leap-year, DC; D standing till the 24th of February, or the sixth of the Calends of March, (the two following days after Feb. 23rd, or the seventh of the Calends of March, being named the sixth of the same month,) and the other letter for the remainder of the year.
-Jewish passover, (15th of Nisan,) Saturday, April 17th, or the XVth of the Calends of May.
-Number of Direction, or number of days on which Easter Sunday happens after the 21st of March, 28.
-Mean time of the Paschal Full Moon at Corinth, (its longitude being twenty-three degrees to the east of London,) according to Ferguson's Tables, April 19th, or the XIIIth of the Calends of May, at fifteen minutes and fifty-eight seconds past eleven at night. (The reason of the discrepance of the fifteenth of Nisan, with the day of the mean Paschal Full Moon arises from the inaccuracy of the Metonic Cycle, which reckoned 235 mean lunations to be precisely equal to nineteen solar years, these lunations being actually performed in one hour and a half less time. The correspondence of the Passover with the mean Full Moon, according to the Julian account, was in A. D. 325.)
-True time of the Paschal Full Moon at Corinth, according to Ferguson's Tables, the XIIth of the Calends of May, (April 20th,) at fifty-seven minutes and forty-one seconds past five in the morning.
-Easter Sunday, April 18th, or the XIVth of the Calends of May.
-Epact, or moon's age on the twenty-second of March, or the XIth of the Calends of April, 18.
-Year of the reign of Nero Caesar, the Roman emperor, and fifth Caesar, 3.
-Year of Claudius Felix, the Jewish Governor, 4.
-Year of the reign of Vologesus, king of the Parthians, of the family of the Arsacidae, 7.
-Year of Caius Numidius Quadratus, governor of Syria, 6.
-Year of Ishmael, high priest of the Jews, 2.
-Year of the reign of Corbred I., king of the Scots, brother to the celebrated Caractacus, who was carried prisoner to Rome, but afterwards released by the emperor, 2.
-According to Struyk's catalogue of eclipses, which he collected from the Chinese chronology, the sun was eclipsed at Canton in China, on the 25th of December of this year, or on the VIIIth of the Calends of January, A. D. 57. The middle of the eclipse was at twenty-eight minutes past twelve at noon; the quantity eclipsed at this time being nine digits and twenty minutes. The day of this eclipse was the 19th of Tybi, in the 804th year of the Nabonassarean era, and on the 24th of Cisleu, of the minor Rabbinical or Jewish era of the world, 3817, or 4416 of their greater era.
-Roman Consuls, Q. Volusius Saturninus, and P. Cornelius Scipio.
CHAPTER I.
The salutation of Paul and Sosthenes, 1, 2.
The apostolical benediction, 3.
Thanksgiving for the prosperity of the Church at Corinth, 4.
In what that prosperity consisted, 5-9.
The apostle reproves their dissensions, and vindicates himself
from being any cause of them, 10-17.
States the simple means which God uses to convert sinners and
confound the wisdom of the wise, c., 18-21.
Why the Jews and Greeks did not believe, 22.
The matter of the apostle's preaching, and the reasons why that
preaching was effectual to the salvation of men, 23-29.
All should glory in God, because all blessings are dispensed by
Him through Christ Jesus, 30, 31.
NOTES ON CHAP. I.
Verse 1 Corinthians 1:1. Paul, called to be an apostle — Bishop Pearce contends that a comma should be placed after κληÏοÏ, called, which should not be joined to αÏοÏÏολοÏ, apostle: the first signifies being called to, the other sent from. He reads it, therefore, Paul the called the apostle of Jesus Christ. The word κληÏοÏ, called, may be here used, as in some other places, for constituted. For this, and the meaning of the word apostle, Romans 1:1.
As the apostle had many irregularities to reprehend in the Corinthian Church, it was necessary that he should be explicit in stating his authority. He was called-invited to the Gospel feast; had partaken of it, and, by the grace he received, was qualified to proclaim salvation to others: Jesus Christ therefore made him an apostle, that is, gave him a Divine commission to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles.
Through the will of God — By a particular appointment from God alone; for, being an extraordinary messenger, he derived no part of his authority from man.
Sosthenes our brother] Probably the same person mentioned Acts 18:17, where see the note.
