1 Corinthians 1:9

“God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with his Son Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.”

1 Corinthians 1:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Paul reminds the Corinthians that God, who called them, is faithfulFaithfulness

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1 Corinthians 1:9, word by word

Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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is faithfulπιστὸςpistos

faithful

Someone you can rely on.

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you were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēte

call to life

God inviting someone to a new life.

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fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnian

fellowship

Having something in common, a life joined together.

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Sonυἱοῦhuiou

Son

Jesus, the Son of God.

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JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

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The context

8who will also confirm you to the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

9 · This verse (above)

10Now I urge you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that all of you say the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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