1 Corinthians 1 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

call.[Tois epikaloumenois to onoma .] That these words ought not to be rendered passively, is evident from the LXX., who translate the phrase [yikra be-shem,] "he shall call on the name" which is active, by [epikalesetai en onomati Theou,] or [en onomati Kyriou.]

Gen. 4:26• ²⁶And to Seth, to him also was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then people began to call on the name of Jehovah. (Gen. 4:26)

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Gen. 12:8• ⁸And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah. (Gen. 12:8)

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Gen. 13:4‑7,8‑13• ⁴to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.
⁵And Lot also who went with Abram had flocks, and herds, and tents.
⁶And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.
⁷And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land.
⁸And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren.
⁹Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left.
¹⁰And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was thoroughly watered, before Jehovah had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; as the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as one goes to Zoar.
¹¹And Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot went toward the east. And they separated the one from the other:
¹²Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom.
¹³And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah. (Gen. 13:4‑7,8‑13)

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1 Cor. 8:6• ⁶yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom all things, and *we* for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and *we* by him. (1 Cor. 8:6)

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Psa. 45:11• ¹¹And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him. (Psa. 45:11)

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Acts 10:36• ³⁶The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (*he* is Lord of all things,) (Acts 10:36)

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Rom. 3:22• ²²righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference; (Rom. 3:22)

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Rom. 10:12• ¹²For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich towards all that call upon him. (Rom. 10:12)

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Rom. 14:8‑9• ⁸For both if we should live, it is to the Lord we live; and if we should die, it is to the Lord we die: both if we should live then, and if we should die, we are the Lord's.
⁹For to this end Christ has died and lived again, that he might rule over both dead and living. (Rom. 14:8‑9)

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2 Cor. 4:5• ⁵For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus Lord, and ourselves your bondmen for Jesus' sake. (2 Cor. 4:5)

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Phil. 2:9‑11• ⁹Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,
¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal beings,
¹¹and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to God the Father's glory. (Phil. 2:9‑11)

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Rev. 19:16• ¹⁶And he has upon his garment, and upon his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords. (Rev. 19:16)

• He reminds that they themselves were saints, and this too by calling. It was grace which chose them as saints, grace that chose him, not as a saint only, but as an apostle. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

• The fact that they were sanctified, and that the form of the word does not mean merely a process going on but their character as stamped with separation to God in Christ Jesus, and thus saints by calling, not merely called to be saints, was a most impressive appeal to their hearts and consciences. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

• Those who participate in this sanctification are saints, “called saints" (not a mere holy nation by birth like Israel). (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

• There is no hint of limiting the address to "the Christians in all Achaia, as we see in 2 Cor. 1:1. And the difference is the more striking as God foresaw that men would ere long seek to tamper with the application of this epistle beyond all others, and seek to limit it to the apostolic age. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saintsa, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:

JND Translation Notes

Saints by [divine] calling.

W. Kelly Translation

to the assembly of God that is in Corintha, c [persons] sanctified in Christ Jesus, calledb saints, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirsc and oursd;

WK Translation Notes

This order of inserting "that is in Corinth" I believe correct. Some copies insert the clause between "Jesus" and "called."

See note to verse 1.

The authorities are pretty evenly divided as to weight if not numbers for and against including "both"; I rather incline to its absence.

I reject the notion of such as connect "theirs and ours" with "every place." The KJV gives the true sense. It asserts the Lord’s relationship to all that call on Him wherever they may be.