1 Corinthians 1:1
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Paul [1], called to be an apostle [2] of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, [3]
- ↑ The author of the first letter to the Corinthians was the Apostle Paul. The name Paulus or Paul means little, which is an apt name for someone who understood that God chooses the least, the last, and the weakest to display his glory (1 Corinthians 1:27). Paul had visited Corinth for a period of eighteen months and planted a church during that time (Acts 18:1). After he left Corinth, he stayed in contact by sending several letters, two of which made it into the Bible. Paul was in Ephesus when he wrote the letter we know as First Corinthians (1 Corinthians 16:8), and it was probably written around A.D. 55.
- ↑ Apostle means delegate or ambassador, or someone who has been sent. An apostle is someone one who has been sent out as a messenger for God. Originally the word was applied to the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus (Matthew 10:2). But in the early church, others came to be recognised as apostles (e.g., Andronicus and Junias; Romans 16:7). In a sense, we are all called to be God’s messengers or ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20). But in the church, some are uniquely gifted and called to be apostles (1 Corinthians 12:28, 29). Paul was a stellar example of an apostle and displayed all the signs of an authentic apostle, namely signs and wonders and miracles (2 Corinthians 12:12).
- ↑ King James Version (KJV)