1 Corinthians 1:1

Webster's Bible (1833)

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Παῦλος, κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ, καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφός,

Transliteration

Paulos, klētos apostolos Iēsou Christou through thelēmatos Theou, and Sōsthenēs the adelphos,

Grammar Details

• *Paulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - name
• *klētos*: adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - called/appointed
• *apostolos*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - apostle/sent one
• *Iēsou Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ
• *thelēmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - will/desire
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *Sōsthenēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - name
• *adelphos*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - brother

Word Meanings

• *klētos*: called/appointed/invited
• *apostolos*: apostle/sent one/messenger
• *thelēmatos*: will/desire/purpose
• *adelphos*: brother/fellow believer/fellow member of community

Referenced Verses

• Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God,
• 2 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
• Eph 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:
• Acts 18:17 : 17 Then all the Greeks laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn't care about any of these things.
• Acts 22:21 : 21 "He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"
• Eph 4:11 : 11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds{The word for "shepherds" (poimenas) can also be correctly translated "pastors."} and teachers;
• Col 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
• 1 Tim 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;
• 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
• 2 Tim 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
• 2 Cor 11:5 : 5 For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.
• 2 Cor 12:12 : 12 Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works.
• Gal 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
• Gal 1:15-16 : 15 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, 16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn't immediately confer with flesh and blood,
• Gal 2:7-8 : 7 but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Gospel for the uncircumcision, even as Peter with the Gospel for the circumcision 8 (for he who appointed Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision appointed me also to the Gentiles);
• Rom 1:5 : 5 through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;
• 1 Cor 3:9 : 9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's farming, God's building.
• 1 Cor 6:16-17 : 16 Or don't you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, "The two," says he, "will become one flesh." 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
• 1 Cor 9:1-2 : 1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren't you my work in the Lord? 2 If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
• 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
• Luke 6:13 : 13 When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:
• John 15:16 : 16 You didn't choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
• John 20:21 : 21 Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."
• Acts 1:2 : 2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
• Acts 1:25-26 : 25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place." 26 They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.