1 Corinthians 1:2

Paul addresses the Corinthians as God's church, already sanctified in Christ and called to be saints, together with all believers everywhere. Their identity is rooted in Christ, not their failures.

Cross-references · 39

• Rom 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 6:9–11Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
• 1 Cor 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
• 1 Pet 1:15–16But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
• Heb 13:12And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
• 1 Th 4:7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
• 2 Cor 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
• Heb 10:10And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
• Phil 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
• Acts 9:14And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
• Rom 10:12For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
• Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
• Gen 12:8From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
• Acts 7:59–60While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
• Rom 14:8–9If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
• 2 Tim 1:9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
• Acts 9:21All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
• 2 Th 2:16–17Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
• 1 Tim 3:15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
• Ps 45:11and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
• Rom 3:22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
• 2 Cor 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:
• 1 Cor 8:6yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
• Acts 18:8–11Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
• Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
• Gen 4:26And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
• Acts 18:1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
• Eph 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
• John 17:17–19Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
• 2 Tim 2:22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• 2 Th 1:1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
• 1 Th 1:1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
• Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
• Heb 2:11For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
• Acts 22:16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
• Gen 13:4–13to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
• Rev 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
• Gal 1:2and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:

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