1 Corinthians 1 (KJV) - 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 there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord. (Gen. 4:26)

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Gen. 12:8• ⁸And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. (Gen. 12:8)

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Gen. 13:4‑7,8‑13• ⁴Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
⁵And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
⁶And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
⁷And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
⁸And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
⁹Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
¹⁰And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
¹¹Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
¹²Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
¹³But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly. (Gen. 13:4‑7,8‑13)

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1 Cor. 8:6• ⁶But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in 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• ¹¹So shall the king greatly 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 God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) (Acts 10:36)

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Rom. 3:22• ²²Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: (Rom. 3:22)

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

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Rom. 14:8‑9• ⁸For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
⁹For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. (Rom. 14:8‑9)

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

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Phil. 2:9‑11• ⁹Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
¹⁰That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
¹¹And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:9‑11)

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Rev. 19:16• ¹⁶And he hath on his vesture and on 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.