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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 1:2

The Church of God which is at Corinth - This Church was planted by the apostle himself about a.d. 52, as we learn from Acts 18:1 (note), etc.

Sanctified in Christ Jesus - ̔ , Separated from the corruptions of their place and age.

Called to be saints - ̔ , Constituted saints, or invited to become such; this was the design of the Gospel, for Jesus Christ came to save men from their sins.

With all that in every place, etc. - All who profess Christianity, both in Corinth, Ephesus, and other parts of Greece or Asia Minor; and by this we see that the apostle intended that this epistle should be a general property of the universal Church of Christ; though there are several matters in it that are suited to the state of the Corinthians only.

Both theirs and ours - That is, Jesus Christ is the common Lord and Savior of all. He is the exclusive property of no one Church, or people, or nation. Calling on or invoking the name of the Lord Jesus, was the proper distinguishing mark of a Christian. In those times of apostolic light and purity no man attempted to invoke God but in the name of Jesus Christ; this is what genuine Christians still mean when they ask any thing from God for Christ' s Sake.




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