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Greeting

1 Paul, acalled to be an apostle of Jesus Christ bthrough the will of God, and cSosthenes our brother,  
2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who aare sanctified in Christ Jesus, bcalled to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ cour Lord, dboth theirs and ours:  
3 aGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  

Spiritual Gifts at Corinth

4 aI thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,  
5 that you were enriched in everything by Him ain all utterance and all knowledge,  
6 even as athe testimony of Christ was confirmed1 in you,  
7 so that you come short in no gift, eagerly awaiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,  
8 awho will also confirm you to the end, bthat you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  
9 aGod is faithful, by whom you were called into bthe fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.  

Sectarianism Is Sin

10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, athat you all speak the same thing, and that there be no2 divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.  
11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called to be an apostle - Bishop Pearce contends that a comma should be placed after , called, which should not be joined to , 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 , called, may be here used, as in some other places, for constituted. For this, and the meaning of the word apostle, see the note on 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 (note).




Other Adam Clarke entries containing 1 Corinthians 1:1:

Acts 18:17
2 Corinthians 1:1

 

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