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Greetings from Paul and Sosthenes

1 Corinthians 1:1

In 9 translations

BSB
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
KJV
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
WEB
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,“Christ” means “Anointed One”.
ASV
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
LSV
Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
YLT
Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
DBY
Paul, [a] called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,Elohim
DRC
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother,
GNV
Paul called to be an Apostle of Iesus Christ, through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Byzantine text place Ἰησοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Robinson–Pierpont read Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφὸς
RP2018
Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ, καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφός,
TR-Boyd
Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ, καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφός,
SCR1894
παυλος κλητος αποστολος ιησου χριστου δια θεληματος θεου και σωσθενης ο αδελφος

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
  • Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
  • 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
  • Acts 18:17At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
  • Colossians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
  • Acts 22:21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
  • Galatians 1:15–16But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
  • 1 Timothy 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
  • John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  • 1 Corinthians 9:1–2Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord? Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship…
  • Galatians 1:1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
  • Galatians 2:7–8On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also…
  • Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
  • 2 Timothy 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
  • 1 Timothy 2:7For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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