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1 Corinthians 1:9

God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
1 Corinthians 1:9 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
  • KJV God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • NKJV God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • NASB God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • NLT God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Quick answer

God is faithful, and he has called believers into fellowship with his Son. The certainty of salvation rests on God's unchanging character.

Overview

This verse anchors verse 8's assurance in God's faithfulness, the bedrock of every promise. Believers have been 'called into the fellowship of his Son,' a union that is both the goal and guarantee of salvation. For a church torn by factions, the reminder that they share fellowship in Christ is also a rebuke and a call to unity.

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  • 2 Th 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
  • Heb 10:23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
  • Deut 7:9Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
  • 1 Jn 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Cor 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
  • Deut 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
  • Rom 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
  • Ps 100:5For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
  • Isa 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
  • Rev 19:11Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
  • 1 Jn 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
  • 1 Pet 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
  • Num 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
  • 2 Cor 1:18But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”
  • 1 Th 5:23–24Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 11:11By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
  • Rom 9:24including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
  • Isa 25:1O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.
  • 1 Jn 4:13By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
  • John 15:4–5Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  • Lam 3:22–23Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
  • Ps 89:33–35But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
  • Isa 11:5Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
  • Gal 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
  • Heb 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
  • 2 Th 2:14To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • John 17:21that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
  • Rom 8:30And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
  • Eph 3:6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
  • Eph 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
  • Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  • 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.
  • Matt 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  • Heb 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
  • 1 Cor 10:16Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
  • Gal 1:15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
  • Heb 3:1Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
  • 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.
  • Heb 2:17For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
  • 1 Th 2:12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

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