1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
God	θεός, theos	G2316	figuratively · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
faithful	Πιστὸς Pistos	G4103	objectively · adjective — nominative singular masculine
by	δι᾽ di᾽	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
whom	οὗ hou	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — genitive singular masculine
called	ἐκλήθητε eklēthēte	G2564	to "call" (properly · verb — aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
fellowship	κοινωνίαν koinōnian	G2842	partnership · noun — accusative singular feminine
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
Son	υἱοῦ huiou	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — genitive singular masculine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστοῦ Christou	G5547	anointed · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
Lord	κυρίου kuriou	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his com…
1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father…
1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye ar…
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

We have here the apostle's preface to his whole epistle, in which we may take notice, I. Of the inscription, in which, according to the custom of writing letters then, the name of the person by whom it was written and the persons to whom it was written are both inserted. 1. It is an epistle from Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles, to the church of Corinth, which he himself had planted, though there were some among them that now questioned his apostleship (Co1 9:1, Co1 9:2), and vilified his person and ministry, Co2 10:10. The most faithful and useful ministers are not secure from this contempt. He begins with challenging this character: Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, through t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 1:9

faithful--to His promises (Phi 1:6; Th1 5:24). called--according to His purpose (Rom 8:28). unto . . . fellowship of . . . Jesus--to be fellow heirs with Christ (Rom 8:17-28), like Him sons of God and heirs of glory (Rom 8:30; Th2 2:14; Pe1 5:10; Jo1 1:3). CHRYSOSTOM remarks that the name of Christ is oftener mentioned in this than in any other Epistle, the apostle designing thereby to draw them away from their party admiration of particular teachers to Christ alone.

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful - The faithfulness of God is a favourite expression among the ancient Jews; and by it they properly understand the integrity of God in preserving whatever is entrusted to him. And they suppose that in this sense the fidelity of man may illustrate the fidelity of God, in reference to which they tell the two following stories. "Rabbi Phineas, the son of Jair, dwelt in a certain city, whither some men came who had two measures of barley, which they desired him to preserve for them. They afterwards forgot their barley and went away. Rabbi Phineas each year sowed the barley, reaped, thrashed, and laid it up in his granary. When seven years had elapsed the men returned, and desired…

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The Church Fathers

Believe in Christ always, because you were called for no other purpose than to be one with us in him.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1.3

That God is faithful means that we can trust his self-revelation. His Word reveals him. He is the God who is faithful.
— Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata Book 2

Fellowship is brotherhood. Just as Paul declares God's unfailing faithfulness toward us in this regard, so we ourselves must not be found to be faithless or dishonorable with respect to our adoption. Rather we must remain faithful in it.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Corinthians, First Epistle to the — Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apostle’s sojourn there (Acts 19:10; 20:31), and when he had formed the purpose to visit Macedonia, and…
Revelation of Christ — The second advent of Christ. Three different Greek words are used by the apostles to express this, (1) apokalupsis (1 Cor. 1;7; 2 Thess. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:7, 13); (2) parousia (Matt. 24:3, 27; 1 Thess.…
Call · .ALL WHO ARE — .ALL WHO ARE
Call Of God, The · To man is: To fellowship with Christ — To man is: To fellowship with Christ
Communion With God · Is communion with the Son — Is communion with the Son
Faithfulness Of God, The · Is part of his character — Is part of his character
Fellowship · WITH CHRIST — WITH CHRIST
Games · Gladiatorial — Gladiatorial
Perseverance · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Regeneration · 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3; — 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 1:9

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 1:9

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 1:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 1:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 1:9

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 1:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 1:9

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:9