KJV King James Version
God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 1:9
God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
WEB World English Bible
God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
ASV American Standard Version
God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
faithful is God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 1
6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
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ΠιστὸςG4103 · pistosfaithfulὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεός,G2316 · theosGodδι᾽G1223 · diathrough/because ofοὗG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐκλήθητεG2564 · kaleōto call: callεἰςG1519 · eistowardκοινωνίανG2842 · koinōniaparticipationτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱοῦG5207 · uhiossonαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκυρίουG2962 · kurioslord: Godἡμῶν.¶G3165 · meme
Cross-references
2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the profession of [our] faith without wavering; (for he [is] faithful that promised;)Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;1 John 1:3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.1 Corinthians 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].Deuteronomy 32:4[He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he.Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.Psalm 100:5For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations.Isaiah 49:7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, [and] the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.1 Peter 5:10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you].Numbers 23:19God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?2 Corinthians 1:18But [as] God [is] true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.1 Thessalonians 5:23-24And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.John 15:4-5Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.Romans 9:24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?Hebrews 11:11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
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