1 CORINTHIANS 1:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”
God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord — the foundation of all reassurance: God's faithfulness (pistis). 'Fellowship' (koinōnia) is not merely social friendship but participation in the person of Christ. The Corinthians' divisions mock this call to radical unity-in-Christ that transcends their worldly status categories.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:9
“God is faithful, by whom you were called unto the fellowship of His Son.” Wonderful! How great a thing says he here! How vast in the magnitude of the gift which he declares! Into the fellowship of the Only-Begotten have you been called, and do you addict yourselves unto men? What can be worse than this wretchedness? And how have you been called? By the Father. For since “through Him,” and “in Him,” were phrases which he was constantly employing in regard of the Son, lest men…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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