1 Corinthians 1:1-3·~1 min
Greetings from Paul and Sosthenes
Paul introduces himself as one called by God's will to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, writes with Sosthenes, and addresses the church in Corinth as sanctified and called people joined to all who call on the Lord. He blesses them with grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
P1aul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Section summaryPaul and Sosthenes address the church in Corinth as people already sanctified in Christ and called to be holy together with all who call on the Lord's name. The greeting is brief, but it places this troubled church inside the shared life and grace of Jesus Christ.
Role in the chapterThis opening names the Corinthians before any correction arrives. It frames the whole letter by reminding them who they are in Christ and with whom they belong.